You can forgive sections of Liverpool fans for holding differing views on how Trent Alexander-Arnold should be treated ahead of his end-of-season exit.
The England international may even leave early ahead of the Club World Cup, with Real Madrid pushing to bring the fullback in ahead of his contract expiring on June 30.
Otherwise, the No.66 will be pulling on the famous red shirt potentially only twice more against Brighton and Crystal Palace.
Mo Salah shows Trent Alexander-Arnold support
Liverpool fans could be heard offering Alexander-Arnold a mixed reception as his name was read out on the stadium tannoy.
As expected, our No.66 hardly received the warmest of welcomes as Arne Slot brought his vice-captain on for Conor Bradley in the second half against Arsenal.
Mo Salah made sure that his teammate felt some appreciation, as Ian Doyle noted on X (formerly Twitter), when entering the pitch.
Audible jeers from some in the crowd as Alexander-Arnold comes on but also some cheers. Notably a clap from Salah on the pitch
— Ian Doyle (@IanDoyleSport) May 11, 2025
Neutrals and commentators still don’t get it
We perhaps shouldn’t be overly surprised to see neutral fans and commentators slamming Liverpool fans for their treatment of Alexander-Arnold.
The BBC live reporting page, from our Premier League clash with Arsenal, alone is littered with holier-than-thou appraisal of the home crowd’s reaction.
Spare us the criticism.
Unless you’re from the city or are a Liverpool fan with an understanding of the unique relationship between fans and local players, you probably shouldn’t be offering your two cents on the situation.
Give Conor Bradley as many minutes as possible
We don’t want the rest of the season to revolve around Trent Alexander-Arnold’s impending move to Real Madrid.
This should be a victory tour celebrating, in Arne Slot’s words, a second Premier League title in five years.
More to the point, we should just be looking to the future, as we have already done against Arsenal, by bedding in Conor Bradley ahead of the 2025/26 season.
The Northern Irishman has shown more than enough dynamism and defensive tenacity to get fans excited about the future of the right-back position.
There’s no question we’re losing some incredible quality on the right flank, but there’s no reason we can’t be optimistic about what lies ahead.
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We have lost better players than him in the past, so bye bye and goodbye. We have Conor Bradley
In a nutshell we all try and climb the ladder professionally l’m staggered he is leaving but believe his home and heart will remain in Liverpool
Personally it’s his job and if you wanna go he’s free to go, however I remember this same fake Madrid team robbing us by dislocating salah shoulder his teammate and preventing him winning his 1st medal and he then goes to this team. I couldn’t, Barca maybe but DEFINITELY NOT THAT TEAM
Bad belle. Football support shouldn’t be a do or die affair. Fid Liverpool not sign players from other clubs? Is Salah a product of Liverpool? Didn’t he come from Chelsea? Why war of hatred because Anord is leaving to Madrid?
Liverpool didn’t sign Salah from Chelsea.many players have moved from Liverpool to Madrid eg Alonso Arbeloa,etc Asensio moving from Madrid to Liverpool etc. but TAA is a worse case scenario refusing to sign contract making Liverpool looking less an important FC.
I wish Trent goes to Barça instead of Madrid, after all the heartache real caused Liverpool, I just don’t understand why trent still wanna go there
Salah wasn’t a product of Chelsea either…. Trent is home grown…. and as a Liverpool fan who is born in Liverpool I don’t expect you to understand the way we are being towards Trent……
Football to 99% of fans is just a sport, a bit of entertainment, a hobby, something to do at the weekend to get away from the misses lol, to Scousers Football is part of life, The club is our second home and the home grown players are like family….
We don’t expect anyone else to understand that…. but that’s the way it is…. don’t like it…. tough….. we don’t understand fans of opposing teams making up BS excuses every game for why Liverpool are top of the league but we have to read it every day lol
He was still a Liverpool player and supposedly supporter when he was photographed last year in the Summer signing Real Madrid Shirts with Bellingham….. how is that a Love for your club… to sign shirts for a team you want to play for….
He is a scouser, he knows what comes with that as his dad is a Liverpool supporter and the team is like a second family…. Football to Liverpool supporters especially those from our lovely City see football as Part of Life, The Club is like our second home and the players our family…. Trent was brought up that way…
That’s why Virgil didn’t expect anything to happen and Trent knew there was going to be backlash as he is a Scouser and he watched it happen to Michael Owen….., I will be very surprised if he lifts the trophy in the City on parade day as it will be 50/50 to whether he gets booed or not
Good luck TAA. You did the Red shirt proud. Always a scouser x
As a livepool supporter for over 40 years I love all present and past Liverpool players .
Trenta is young man who seved the club for 20 years of his live and deserve our respect for his effort in helping the team in good and bad time.
In my opinion he deserve some respect from all of us for what he gave the club.i know some of you will say he got paid for his service but that is not the way Liverpool ian treat their member of the team we should be proud of allora young team members and wish them a successful career where ever they choose to go like we did for our loved managers .
Hmmm He only grabbed his place as we turned into a more formidable team 18/19 hardly been through Good and Bad. I noticed while singing praises you haven’t said anything about the manner he has gone about it. (The exit) Nor the stories of being inspiration to other youngsters and not even paying it back to the club to fund them.
Respect is earned and also lost, it is never deserved. there is no entitlement or bank, its based on totality. He aspired to be a Carra or a Stevie G (owns words) and instead became an Owen/Stevie Mac and worse to a club that is the antithesis to our own ethos and philosophy.
The club gave him (and his family) more than he ever returned … in what is really 6 productive years he was made a multi millionaire by the club, we’ve had the local boy dream story that turned out to be BS, pleas spare me the dear john sob story as well.
You are all jealous because he is going to a team better than Liverpool, a team that has shown superiority over your team by beating you all the time. Liverpool buys players from other clubs, has the previous owners hated the players or Liverpool? No, but Real Madrid winning over Liverpool is the problem here. Ronaldo left Madrid nobody hated him or Juventus. Small minded fans and low club.
I thought this section is not for gooners like you
Can’t abide with this “served his club” – he’s being extremely well-paid for playing a game he loves and enjoying himself every week. He should have shown more gratitude to Liverpool and signed a 2 year deal before going so that Liverpool could recoup some of their investment in him since he was 8 years of age. But no, he’s gone to play with his mates in Madrid.
Not my type of Scouser
Don’t talk about something you know nothing about you moron
We buy players RM just poach from other teams without paying a penny. TAA has cost us potential £110 million by his disloyalty. RM took McManaman and Owen the same way. Mercenary club
Some truth but last sentence is 100% Wrong!
We also don’t do ‘jealousy’ we leave that to children who haven’t yet learned better and animals!
I’m a big fan of TTA and what he’s done for Liverpool. Only time will tell if he made the right decision.
No problem with singing ” There’s only one Conor Bradley” when Trent was coming on but booing one of our own players is just not on!
I have no time for Trent after his decision to go to Madrid for nothing but in 54 years supporting Liverpool this was the worst reaction from a home crowd I have ever witnessed.
Respect the shirt!
Let all the Liverpool fans move on with TAA leaving Anfield,he has gotten every trophy at Liverpool and he wants to taste other challenges,so please let’s allow him enjoy his last days at Anfield then celebrate with others. We the fans are not being fair to the lad
Leave him. He wants a new challenge. 30 years is a long time in the same job. Imagine this kinda of uproar if we decided we wanted to leave the company and seek fresh challenges! Well in Trent. Best of luck.
I thought we played brilliantly the first half of the game and would have won if not for the distraction of Trent coming on. I don’t agree with the booing which is unfortunate as all the media are talking about now is how awful Liverpool fans are. We have had a wonderful season and should be celebrating that and although I don’t personally understand why anyone would want to join Real Madrid, it’s his choice . Hopefully Arni won’t play him for the remaining 2 games and we can move on
The boy is an idiot. We all know as soon as he stubs a toe, catches a cold or has an ouchy boo boo his shine will dull and the Spaniards will trade him for something new and shiney.
I predict 2 years top then bye bye Trent sorry we got a new toy with more sparkle and enjoy whatever is left of your career oh and we sold you too a Turkish team
I love TAA and wish him well as our own. I know his heart is red.We never realized how he is feeling, I know it wasn’t an easy decision to make,But I don’t want Real to win ever against Liverpool. To be honest I hate Real only after Liverpool players.
Whatever or however we feel about TAA, reds booing one of our own is UNACCEPTABLE.
That’s to be expected from other fans, not us.
We can express our displeasure at his attitude, but while he’s in a red shirt, on the pitch, he gets our support, UNFLINCHINGLY.
Have to laugh at those booing Trent half of the current team would jump at the chance to play for Real-listen to the words of the anthem You’ll never walk alone Trent will always be a scouser -well done lad go for it!
Why was he even on the bench, Slot said after the spurs game that the rest of the games are the start of next season, well he won’t be here next season so a spot wasted let’s hope he’s not in the squad for last 2 games
TAA could have handled his departure with a bit more savvy. He is leaving for the money. Winning silverware has already been part of his life. Having his brother as manager has affected his judgement. Bye bye……
I think those fans who booed thought they were tough vigilantes. AZ much as I am disgusted with TAA and his pending departure, I would never boo any Liverpool player.
This comment really shows your low IQ level
I think Trent is making a huge mistake by joining real they will be behind barca by some distance for the foreseeable future. Who do you think the fans will blame when Trent gets skinned five times and gives the ball away twenty times a match like he does for lfc he won’t have a minder in that team
Liverpool is legendary players come and go as does cup too ,but, we live on. That is what the game of football legacy.
However, we have to appreciate the input by out going player.
Thank you so much.
It is his stupid mistake passing a heavy ball that cost us the the second goal. He could play the ball anywhere on the left or right but not in d middle of d park when the opposition player is just infront.
He is not really great only at times because of the range of his passing that things happen n ar most times he just hit the ball anywhere s he pleases hoping that it work.
Seriously I’m happy he us leaving
Being booed don’t help your game! Imagine your boss giving you crap because you decided to give your notice in; would you like it! He is not a slave to Liverpool football club; he’s a contracted player like all of the team. He can go where ever he chooses.
He has won us every trophy available. No league for 30 years; now we have 2 in 5; and with him gone I think we’re gonna win it again next season or come mighty close!
Good luck TAA and thank you for the memories; and most importantly, making us the most successful club in English football!
62 year old Londoner who have supported Liverpool all my life. LFC till I die. YNWA. Remember that when it comes to Trent.
Very bad booing Trent. He deserves better. Love you Trent. All the way from Namibia.
Wish you gudluck Taa