Mohamed Salah, Arne Slot and Trent Alexander-Arnold (Photograph by Carl Recine/Getty Photos)
Liverpool gamers apparently needed to be separated in a tense encounter within the dressing room after yesterday’s irritating 2-2 draw with Manchester United.
Rumours circulating on social media counsel that each one shouldn’t be effectively contained in the Liverpool squad proper now, with Trent Alexander-Arnold’s unsure future maybe beginning to unsettle the remainder of the workforce.
Alexander-Arnold didn’t have his finest sport yesterday and it was clear at one level that Virgil van Dijk was by no means completely satisfied along with his teammate.
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It stays to be seen how dependable these rumours are, however loads of high-profile accounts all appear to be saying comparable issues a couple of unfavourable response to yesterday’s sport and considerations about Alexander-Arnold’s contract state of affairs dragging on and changing into a distraction…
Liverpool will undoubtedly look again at this as a vastly irritating two factors dropped, with Arne Slot’s aspect going into the sport in opposition to Man Utd as the key favourites.
Earlier than the sport there was speak of probably repeating one thing much like that 7-0 thrashing of a few years in the past, however United spoiled the celebration considerably with a surprisingly resolute show.
Do Liverpool must put off-the-pitch issues to mattress?
Liverpool have been fairly flawless on the pitch this season, with Slot doing an excellent job since taking up from Jurgen Klopp in the summertime.
There may be absolutely no must panic simply but, but when the environment within the LFC dressing room actually isn’t that good on account of these long-running contract sagas, then it may maybe begin to be an issue quickly.
Alexander-Arnold looks like the most important concern, and he was notably poor in opposition to the Crimson Devils yesterday, however it’s additionally the case that Mohamed Salah and Van Dijk are but to agree new offers.
That is absolutely one thing Slot and everybody else at Liverpool will wish to quieten down as quickly as doable, so will probably be attention-grabbing to observe how performances and outcomes proceed if this stays unresolved.
