Trent Alexander-Arnold‘s dedication has come beneath query in current days and Arne Slot was, once more, drawn into defending his vice-captain.

The fallout from Sunday’s efficiency has not lessened as time has handed, with Alexander-Arnold’s sluggish manner troublesome for supporters to maneuver previous.

He was culpable for each targets conceded in opposition to Man United, however Slot defended him post-match by insisting there isn’t a mentality subject from the No. 66.

With a League Cup semi-final on Wednesday and Actual Madrid hypothesis going nowhere, Slot couldn’t keep away from additional questions on his right-back in Tuesday’s press convention.

When requested how Alexander-Arnold is amid the scrutiny and the way certain he’s that he stays unaffected, Slot expertly supplied this reply:

“We had been all upset, not solely Trent, by the best way we performed. Initially concerning the consequence, and components of the sport we might be fairly glad with, different components we weren’t utterly proud of.

“That was not solely Trent, there have been extra issues within the recreation that we may’ve achieved higher.

“Trent didn’t play his greatest recreation, I mentioned it already, however that’s not for the primary time in his life he didn’t play the very best recreation of his profession.

“He’s performed so, so many video games properly for this membership. Now it wasn’t his greatest, like for some others, it wasn’t their greatest as properly.

“We simply decide it up, begin coaching once more at present as a result of these gamers know if you happen to play 50/60 video games in a season, that infrequently you don’t have your greatest efficiency.

“Possibly we should always spotlight extra how good it’s that these gamers are capable of play each three days such a great recreation.

“Other than the sport possibly not being the very best, it was, once more, an eventful recreation from Liverpool.

“All of the video games we’ve performed within the final six months, possibly even longer when Jurgen was right here, I bought many textual content messages saying ‘what a recreation once more’, ‘unbelievable final 10 minutes each groups taking part in totally for a win’.

“That can also be a part of our job, to make it an eventful recreation and that’s what we try to do each recreation, largely with the results of successful now it wasn’t sufficient to win it nevertheless it was an fascinating recreation to look at.”

‘It’s a must to present them what they’ll enhance’

The questions didn’t cease there, with Slot then requested if the go to to Tottenham so quickly after Sunday will profit Alexander-Arnold.

He mentioned: “I feel it will profit each participant with the disappointing consequence, we might’ve have cherished to win that recreation.

“So then each participant needs to play two days later once more. However each participant not on the pitch needs to play as properly. That’s the great factor, all of them wish to play.

“Nearly all of them are match, that’s fairly particular at this a part of the season as properly and I’d spotlight extra that these gamers present up each three days.”

On any talks along with his vice-captain, Slot added: “It’s regular that you just speak to gamers, on this scenario it wasn’t his greatest recreation so there have been issues I needed to present which he has to enhance.

“That’s what you do after each recreation. Typically you present them how properly they did, largely on the subject of work fee – so that you don’t should say their good 80-yard cross as a result of they know.

“And typically you must present them what they’ll enhance, however I don’t solely do that with Trent.

“We had been simply speaking about Macca, if you happen to take a look at the second purpose we concede, if he sprints a bit onerous he can lower off the shot from Diallo as properly. There’s at all times issues you may enhance.”