Trent Alexander-Arnold and Jamie Carragher
Former English defender Jamie Carragher has expressed dismay over Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold leaving his boyhood club without a fee.
According to him, as a Liverpool native who has progressed through all the junior levels of the club to become arguably the best right-back in the world, it would have been better for the player to stay with the team at the peak of his career.
The Sky Sports football pundit fumed about the fact that Arnold is leaving a promising Liverpool team that has been successful, with new coach Arne Slot, to potentially join their European rivals Real Madrid if the rumors come to pass.
“I’m not angry. I’m more just disappointed that as a local player, he doesn’t think Liverpool’s enough when it’s winning. We’ve had players in the past who’ve left, say, Steve McManaman, Michael Owen – Steven Gerrard almost left – but that was because they were playing for Liverpool teams that weren’t as good as this Liverpool team. Now, this Liverpool team is arguably one of the best five or six teams in Europe, and we’ve just won a Premier League title,” Carragher said while speaking on Sky Sports.
He continued, “Liverpool could be on the verge of something really special over the next five or six years with the new manager. So for me, as a local player, if I was in that position – which I never was, I never had teams of the caliber of Real Madrid and Barcelona asking for me – but if I was in that position for Liverpool, I would put them ahead.”
Arnold announced his decision to leave Liverpool at the end of the 2024/2025 season.
The defender played 352 games, scored 23 goals, and made 92 assists during his spell at Liverpool.
He also won eight titles with the club, including the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, League Cup, UEFA Super Cup, and FIFA Club World Cup.
Watch Carragher’s remarks below:
“I’m not angry, I’m just disappointed.” @Carra23 on Trent Alexander-Arnold leaving Liverpool 😯 pic.twitter.com/KyQoxKpc95
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) May 5, 2025
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