If Trent Alexander-Arnold couldn’t defend then he wouldn’t play for Liverpool, asserts Jurgen Klopp

03/06/2022

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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has hit out at the criticism about Trent Alexander-Arnold’s defending and revealed that if the right-back couldn’t defend, then he wouldn’t be playing for them. T☂he 23-year-old has been a creative lynchpin for the Reds, contributing to 72 goals in just over 200 g❀ames.

Over the last few years, few defenders have been as consistent and lethal in the final third as Trent Alexander-Arnold has with the right-back thriving for Liverpool. That includes even during the Reds’ 2020/21 season, where an injury hit Liverpool side barely finished third on the table. But ဣyet, the 23-year-old managed to contribute to 11 goals across all competit🃏ions and help the Reds finish third, with him contributing to 36 goals over the two seasons prior to that.

However, Alexander-Arnold’s form, offensively, has only picked up this term with 18 goal contributions in just 32 games for Liverpool. Not only that, the full-b⛄ack has improved across all facets of his game and that includes defending, which has seen Jurgen Klopp defend him amidst criticism. The Liverpool boss believes that the full-back is a good defender and also admitted that “his defending is not a problem” the club has to solve.

“Absolutely, I don’t understand that, that’s true, but I don’t think I will change that with whatever I will say. But if he couldn’t defend, he would not play here – at least not that in that position. H🐠e improved in all departments and defending of course as well, but he is so young that he can improve and ha✱s to improve, but yes, his defending is not a problem we have,” Klopp said, reported Goal.