Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot praised Trent Alexander-Arnold for dismissing criticism over the previous week with an influential show in Saturday’s 4-0 FA Cup victory over Accrington Stanley.

The England full-back, who captained the Reds towards the League Two outfit, performed a swift cross into Darwin Nunez within the build-up to Liverpool’s opener, earlier than doubling their benefit with a thumping strike into the highest nook.

The 26-year-old was closely criticised following final Sunday’s 2-2 Premier League draw at residence to Manchester United, who scored each their targets down his right-hand aspect.

It adopted hypothesis about Alexander-Arnold’s Liverpool future as he’s additionally out of contract in the summertime, with Actual Madrid reportedly all for signing him this month, or on a free switch.

“I might speak for hours about that aim,” stated Slot on Alexander-Arnold’s 20-yard effort. “The largest praise Trent might get was the response of everybody [on Saturday] after the Manchester United recreation.

“Each participant all over the world, possibly apart from just a few, has a nasty recreation and it’s utterly regular. However the second Trent has one, everybody has an opinion on it.

“Possibly that’s due to the contract scenario. If that wasn’t there, I do not know if individuals would have reacted in the identical method.”

Former Premier League striker Glenn Murray, chatting with Last Rating, described Alexander-Arnold’s strike on the stroke of half-time as “Beckham-esque”, referring to comparable targets from ex-England captain David Beckham.

“He makes it look so easy,” stated Murray. “His method is classy, the way in which he strikes the ball.”

Alexander-Arnold has been a primary goal for Beckham’s former membership Actual Madrid, the present La Liga and European champions, however ex-England goalkeeper Rachel Brown-Finnis stated she would not be stunned if different groups specific an curiosity.

“Actual Madrid are one in all his suitors, however I believe he might go just about anyplace he needed, ought to he want to,” she added.