Liverpool head coach Arne Slot says Trent Alexander-Arnold could play for the Reds against Brighton on Monday after he was booed by some fans in the game with Arsenal last weekend.
But the decision has not been made ahead of the game on the south coast or the final match of the campaign at Anfield, after which Virgil van Dijk will lift the Premier League trophy. Alexander-Arnold could play, or might be left at home.
“As you know, I wasn’t here in the last few days and neither was Trent,” Slot said during his press conference. “Today was the first day we came back together. It’s difficult for a team who already won the league to train for so many days.
“Keep in mind that these players never had any time off during the season. Other teams had it, but we didn’t have that. Is Trent involved, yes or no? It is quite early for me to say what the team and the squad will look like for Monday.”
Liverpool will train later today but Slot has been in Ibiza this week. The players, meanwhile, have been enjoying some time together in Dubai.
“I was already happy that no one asked about it!” Slot said later in the press conference when the subject returned to Alexander-Arnold.
“People talked about it to me and we had the reaction from the fans in the stadium, pundits talks, and now let’s draw a line and focus on the fact we’ve won the league and focus on that feeling and be distracted that much by Trent’s situation.”
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