The new captain, who also captains the Netherlands national team, will replace English midfielder, Jordan Henderson.
Browsing: Trent Alexander-Arnold
Trent Alexander-Arnold stole the show as England remained perfect in Euro 2024 qualifying Group C with a 4-0 win over Malta in Ta’ Qali.
The defensive duo were both unused substitutes in Friday’s match against Italy at San Siro, where Giacomo Raspadori’s second-half winner secured a 1-0 win for the European champions.
After Arsenal’s Thierry Henry and Manchester United duo Cristiano Ronaldo and Nemanja Vidic, the 30-year-old joins an exclusive group of players to win the award in more than one campaign.
The result meant Liverpool moved onto 40 points from 17 games, one behind leaders Manchester City who beat Leeds United 7-0 on Tuesday.
The 27-year-old Scotland captain joined the Reds from Hull in July 2017 for an initial fee of £8m and has made 177 appearances for the Anfield club.
The former Southampton man has played pivotal roles in Liverpool’s Premier League and Champions League triumphs since arriving in January 2018 and boasts 13 goals from 130 appearances under Jurgen Klopp.
The English champions had lost their previous six games at Anfield and fell behind again when Alisson Becker failed to keep out Ollie Watkins’s first-half strike.
The Egyptian forward had gone six Premier League matches without a goal, equaling his longest barren spell for the Reds.
The in-form Hammers sit fifth following a fine run of form, while champions Liverpool go into the match in fourth place following their much-needed 3-1 victory at Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday night.
Jurgen Klopp’s side have top spot and history in their sights but must first overcome a crippling injury crisis against a Leicester side that has set the early pace this season under former Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers.
The right-back went off with what appeared to be a calf injury midway through the second half and his manager Jurgen Klopp said he was out of the internationals
The Belgian playmaker beat Liverpool trio of Jordan Henderson, Sadio Mane and Trent Alexander-Arnold, Southampton striker Danny Ings, Burnley goalkeeper Nick Pope and Leicester’s Golden Boot winner Jamie Vardy to the award.
It was such a dominant performance from Klopp’s side, who had been held to a 0-0 draw by Everton on Sunday, that Palace did not have a single touch in Liverpool’s penalty area — the first time that has occurred in the Premier League since Opta began collating such stats in 2008
Liverpool took another step toward their long awaited Premier League crown with a dramatic 3-2 win over West Ham United on Monday.
“I am not shy in saying that (being Liverpool captain) is a dream for me,” he said in an interview with the BBC.
Sportsmail revealed on Tuesday how the Chelsea striker would accept Gareth Southgate’s call despite Nigeria’s efforts to persuade him to pledge his international future to the Super Eagles.
Borussia Dortmund are the latest side to express an interest in signing Crystal Palace starlet Aaron Wan-Bissaka, claims The Daily Mail.
It took the Reds until the 67th minute to find the breakthrough, with Mohamed Salah opening the scoring against what had been an obdurate Watford defence.
Kylian Mbappe is set to be a shock exclusion from the final list of five players in the running to win the 2018 Golden Boy award with the French star currently struggling for votes.