Trent Alexander-Arnold’s Poignant Tribute to Liverpool Fans: “Anfield Mural”
Trent Alexander-Arnold had a thoughtful response to the magnificent self-portrait painted on a row house near Anfield.
A three-story mural of the Liverpool right-back may be located on a building at the corner of Sybil Street and Anfield Road.
Trent, 20, and his older brother Tyler were able to see it firsthand today, despite the fact that it has already received media notice.
The artwork was coordinated by the Liverpool FC fan podcast “The Anfield Wrap” as a way to honor an incredible season and help other young people. Trent believed the painting would represent something important to other people and also had a message for the young people in the town.
At the painting’s official unveiling, he told the ECHO, “The main message that kids should be picking up from me and my story is that anything is possible and anything can happen – because I was once that kid in a Gerrard or Carragher shirt.”
I had the feeling that everything was possible because of these local team members.
The Liverpool FC fan podcast “The Anfield Wrap” coordinated the artwork to honour an outstanding season while also helping other young people. Trent hoped the painting would reflect something essential to others while also conveying a message to the town’s youth.At the painting’s official unveiling, he told the ECHO, “The main message that kids should be picking up from me and my story is that anything is possible and anything can happen – because I was once that kid in a Gerrard or Carragher shirt.”I felt that everything was doable due of these local team members.Rather than the players showing up, “the guys who said they were just regular boys in Liverpool and it’s just a cycle of being a regular boy and being able to see people living their dream and living your dream,” they said.
French graffiti artist Akse, who also created the Klopp mural in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle, painted the piece. MGS Estates allowed the side of their building to be changed, which made it possible.
Trent said he initially believed the idea was a “wind-up,” but he felt like pinching himself when he saw the massive mural this close to the ground. Speaking truthfully, he continued, “It’s something you always dream about, but you never realize that this could happen.”
I hope the youth are learning from the current occurrences.The continual stream of kids with Trent shirts that visit the street every day to take photos demonstrates how popular the artwork is among the neighborhood’s younger residents.Akse, a French graffiti artist who also did the Klopp painting at Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle, painted the piece. MGS Estates permitted the side of their building to be altered, making it possible.Trent said he initially thought the notion was a “wind-up,” but he felt like pinching himself when he saw the big mural so near to the ground. He continued, “It’s something you always dream about, but you never realise that this could happen.”
“I’d like to thank everyone who helped make this possible. My family and I are overjoyed, and it gives us great pride.”It’s never really predictable what will happen and that you’ll end up with something like this on the side of a skyscraper,” he went on to say.It caught me off surprise, yet it was something I had always wanted to happen. Even if it is early, I believe it is wonderful to be a part of something like this.
They will also be incorporated in the artwork to raise public awareness about the good work that the local organisation Fans Supporting Foodbanks does in the community.As he said, “it’ll be great to see all the fans with it and perhaps garner some more support for the foodbanks—that’s the main reason it’s there at the end of the day.” This sentence emphasises the importance of the mural’s message.