Trent Alexander-Arnold boos at Anfield ‘not nice’ during Liverpool draw with Arsenal in Premier League – Reaction from Andy Robertson and Arne Slot
Trent Alexander-Arnold has become a divisive figure at Anfield after confirming that he will leave the club following the expiry of his contract this summer. The 26-year-old was booed by sections of the crowd during Liverpool’s 2-2 draw with Arsenal, and team-mate Andrew Robertson later gave his thoughts on the situation. Alexander-Arnold has played 352 times in all competitions for Liverpool.
Andy Robertson admitted it was “not nice” to hear sections of the Anfield crowd boo Trent Alexander-Arnold when he was introduced as a second-half substitute in Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Arsenal.
Alexander-Arnold confirmed last week that he will leave his boyhood club in the summer, with strong speculation that he will join Real Madrid.
And his decision has angered some Liverpool supporters, many of whom made their voices heard at Anfield.
“Disappointed to lose a good friend, he’s an amazing player and an amazing person,” left-back Robertson told Sky Sports. “He has pushed me through and made me a better player.
“His legacy will always be there, he’s done so much for this club. He will be missed for me as one of my best friends in the game. We’ve done it all together. He’s taken me to levels I never knew existed.
“It hasn’t been an easy one for Trent but he has made the decision. It was not nice to see him get booed but you can’t tell people how to feel. That’s how I feel about it and I’m not going to tell anyone else how to feel about it.”
Liverpool boss Arne Slot also gave his verdict on Alexander-Arnold’s reception.
“The good thing about living in Europe is everyone can have their opinion, like in Liverpool, so there were people who were happy with him, there were people that were not so happy with him,” he said.
“They clapped for him, some booed. Everybody is allowed their opinion and towards the end, more and more people got more positive.”
On his decision to bring Alexander-Arnold on off the bench, Slot added: “For me, it is simple, I owe it to the fans to play a team that can win the match. Trent showed why I brought him in because he had two or three incredible balls [into the box].
“For the fans, they can always have the reaction they want, but I will always back the players I lead and the ones that wear the red shirt. I will back them no matter what.
“First of all, they sang for Steven Gerrard, which is a nice thing to do, and then for Conor Bradley, but when Trent took a free-kick, more people were positive about him and hoping that he would score than people booing him.
“It would not be fair to focus only on the Liverpool fans that booed. If they want to, it’s fine but there were a lot of people that were really positive about him as well.”
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