Arne Slot will keep backing Trent Alexander-Arnold despite mixed Anfield emotions following departure news

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Liverpool head coach Arne Slot insists he has no hesitation in continuing to select Trent Alexander-Arnold, despite the defender being booed by sections of the Anfield crowd during the 2-2 draw with Arsenal on Sunday. The reception was mixed, with many supporters also applauding the academy graduate, who has played a major role in Liverpool’s modern success—winning the Champions League and two domestic titles.

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00:00Liverpool head coach Arnie Schlott insists he has no hesitation in continuing to select

00:07Trent Alexander-Arnold, despite the defender being booed by sections of the Anfield crowd

00:13during the 2-2 draw with Arsenal on Sunday.

00:16The 26-year-old, who earlier this week confirmed he would not be extending his contract when it

00:24expires this summer, was jeered by some fans as he entered the pitch in the 67th minute.

00:31The reception was mixed with many supporters also applauding the academy graduate, who

00:38has played a major role in Liverpool's modern success, winning the Champions League trophy

00:44and two domestic titles.

00:46The only thing I can say about it is that I owe it to the players and to the club and

01:02to the staff, for everyone that works so hard for us to win a game of football, to try to

01:07do that.

01:08And if we are, after 17 minutes, 2-2, Conor can't continue and I have a world-class full-back

01:14on the bench, I bring him in and I think it's a big compliment for him because you can understand

01:19how mixed the emotions were in his head probably as well, that you bring in a performance like

01:24that tells you why I think, why everybody thinks he's a world-class full-back because with

01:31him we were quite close to winning this game and that's what I owe to the players in the dressing

01:37room that work so hard every single day to make decisions to try to win the game.

01:43Trent started on the bench with Schlott giving 21-year-old Conor Bradley the nod at right-back

01:49as he continues to plan for the future.

01:53The Northern Irishman received vocal backing from the crowd throughout, including after

01:59being replaced by Alexander-Arnold.

02:02As Liverpool look ahead to their final games, the focus remains on finishing the season strongly,

02:08while one of their homegrown stars prepares for an emotional exit.

02:13They're joined by An terminology to draw on the floor in the future.

02:18Because that's what we want to make of the category, it'll be in this category, theUE

02:22and they're not able to draw on the field as it's in the middle of the field.

02:27So I'm going to get to know what the problem is, we will take the exact same thing out of the

02:32field, changing the outfit, and when the elevatorա Antoni goes back to the field and they come to the

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