Local boy Trent Alexander-Arnold flies the Scouse flag as he is voted by over 17,000 Liverpool fans as The Reds’ best full-back of the Premier League era, beating out the likes of Andrew Robertson, John Arne Riise and Steve Finnan.
A boyhood red, Alexander-Arnold joined Liverpool’s academy at the age of six and in 2017, at the ripe age of 17, he made his Premier League debut against Manchester United.
The following season, Alexander-Arnold became more of a regular fixture in the squad, with Juren Klopp trusting the player with 19 appearances in the league. He snatched himself a goal and two assists, showing glimpses of the player we would see in the next few years.
The 2018/19 season saw the talent of Alexander-Arnold realise. Whether it was his range of passing, his looping, searching switches to Robbo, him whipping one perfectly for Sadio Mane to head in the net, or him drilling balls low and hard into the box waiting to be slotted in, we saw the development of the right-back from promising youngster to a hugely effective player.
With 12 assists, he had himself the numbers of a world-class midfielder, all with 12 clean sheets showing his ability to be defensively sound, despite often pushing forward.
Our title winning season saw Trent find more strings to his bow, with a few free-kicks finding top corners against Chelsea and Crystal Palace, he found the net four times in total. His standards in terms of goal creation didn’t dip either, with 13 assists in the Reds 19th topflight triumph. This world beating form meant he was voted the league’s Young Player of the Season.
Ridded with injuries, 2020/2021 could’ve been a disaster for Liverpool but it was rescued at the end. Trent had a dip in form too, but still managed seven assists and two goals.
There is no doubting that he’s Liverpool’s best right back in the Premier League era, and whilst there may be some debate about him in terms of PL era full-backs given how good Robbo has been, Trent, when it’s all said and done, will go down as the best right back in the Premier League Era.
He’s revolutionised the position, with many saying he should be moved to midfield, he’s showing there is no need with better numbers than most established Premier League midfielders. All this makes him an icon of The Kop.
