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Trent Alexander-Arnold 'froze' during Brighton's third goal and nobody can understand what he was doing

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Published 14:06 15 Jan 2023 GMT

Trent Alexander-Arnold 'froze' during Brighton's third goal and nobody can understand what he was doing

The full-back has been criticised online.

Daniel Marland

Daniel Marland

Trent Alexander-Arnold's lack of an attempt to help defend during Liverpool's 3-0 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion has angered fans on social media.

The Reds were dismantled at the Amex Stadium on Saturday afternoon to send their season into a full-blown crisis.

A brace from Solly March and a sublime solo effort from Danny Welbeck was enough to condemn Jurgen Klopp's side to their sixth league defeat.

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Welbeck controlled the ball in the Liverpool box by flicking March's throw-in over Joe Gomez's head before beating Alisson at his near post.

Take nothing away from Welbeck, who produced a wonderful piece of skill and finish. Supporters have instead focused their fury on Alexander-Arnold, who was nowhere in the backline.

The 24-year-old was instead occupying a position outside the box as March took his throw-in. He didn't bust a gut to get back into position either.

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Alexander-Arnold barely moved as he saw Welbeck drift away from Ibrahima Konate and bamboozle Gomez with his lovely piece of skill.

Even if Welbeck didn't manage to score, Alexander-Arnold's lack of movement meant Kaoru Mitoma or Alexis Mac Allister were unmarked to turn home a rebound.

It's been a tricky campaign for the England international who can usually point to his attacking contributions to mask his defensive shortcomings.

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He's only registered two assists in all competitions though, which has seen several social media users start to turn on him.

One person commented: "That is actually really poor. He still wonders why he can't start for England."

A second put: "You guys wanted him in a midfield role. There you go."

Someone added: "Leave him alone bro his controller died."

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While a fourth admitted: "Trent gets way too much stick, but my brother in Christ what was this."

Alexander-Arnold during the game. (Image
Alamy)

Klopp said the defeat was perhaps the worst he's had since taking charge of Liverpool in October 2015.

After challenging for a quadruple towards the end of last term, Liverpool are a whopping 16 points behind league leaders Arsenal already.

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Klopp admitted: "I can't remember a worse game. I honestly can't.

"Brighton played very well. They deserved to win. It was a very organised team against a not very organised team.

"Of course we're very concerned. How can you not be after a game like this?"

Featured Image Credit: Alamy & Liverpool

Topics: Liverpool, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Brighton And Hove Albion, Premier League

Daniel Marland
Daniel Marland

Daniel is a social editor for SPORTbible after moving from the writing team. Nearly scored past Stormzy at Old Trafford once.

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