Trent Alexander-Arnold is refusing to rule Manchester Metropolis out of the title race regardless of their continued poor run of kind.
Metropolis have misplaced 4 of their final six Premier League video games to fall off the tempo of their try to defend their title for a fifth successive yr.
A type of defeats got here at Anfield — a 2-0 loss on December 1, a consequence which noticed Liverpool transfer 11 factors away from their rivals.
Alexander-Arnold believes Liverpool made “an announcement” in beating each Metropolis and Actual Madrid within the house of every week however “wouldn’t be stunned” to see Pep Guardiola’s aspect return to their greatest and be again within the combine on the prime of the desk earlier than the marketing campaign is out.
“It’s an enormous shock to everybody,” the right-back instructed Sky Sports activities Information of Metropolis’s stuttering kind.
“They most likely have dropped extra factors than they most likely ever have thus far this season, however they’re a staff which have 4 in a row, gained a treble. They’re extremely robust with world-class gamers and an unbelievable supervisor as effectively, after all.
“You possibly can by no means rule them out and I wouldn’t be stunned in the event that they’re again within the title race come the tip of the season.”
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Alexander-Arnold’s (r)evolution beneath Arne Slot
Arne Slot changed Jurgen Klopp in the summertime with Alexander-Arnold impressing beneath his new head coach in a aspect topping each the Premier League and Champions League tables and as a part of a backline that has conceded simply 11 league objectives.
The England worldwide has admitted he didn’t know loads concerning the former Feyenoord boss or his model of soccer earlier than however was impressed nearly instantly upon his arrival.
“The extent of element he has… I discover myself smiling about it as a result of that’s the sort of factor that I actually take pleasure in,” he added.
“It’s simply soccer in like a really, very in-depth stage. I may inform from the primary time I met him that I used to be going to take pleasure in enjoying beneath him and being part of this.
“I’m feeling like I’m going to get higher and enhance and study a lot in such a brief house of time and simply carry on studying as a result of may inform he was soccer obsessed and the extent of element was unbelievable.”
Liverpool are subsequent in motion on Saturday towards Fulham within the Premier League.
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