Defender Trent Alexander-Arnold had another forgettable performance when Liverpool received a 1-4 defeat against Man City at the Etihad Stadium in the 29th round of the Premier League.
Against Man City, Alexander-Arnold’s defensive weakness was once again fully exploited. On the right wing corridor, the England player was “dizzy” by Jack Grealish. Alexander-Arnold let Grealish pass easily, leaving Liverpool’s goal in constant Ԁɑ𝚗ɡег.
The 24-year-old defender often leaves his position, runs around, and even has a situation where he presses goalkeeper Ederson desperately. It was the weakness of Alexander-Arnold that partly helped Man City go through the game easily. In Grealish’s goal to raise the score to 4-1, Alexander-Arnold ran right behind the player wearing the number 10 shirt of the blue Man but did not ҺᎥт the block but stood and watched.
Witnessing Alexander-Arnold’s d/i/s/a/s/t/r/o/u/s performance, the fans took advantage of ridicule on social networks. On Twitter of the BT Sport channel, an account commented: “This Trent brother only knows how to run around”, with a smiley face. Another joked: “But Liverpool fans used to ᵴɑү that Trent is the best right-back the Premier League has ever seen.”
Even Chelsea fans are excited about the p/r/o/s/p/e/c/t that their team will face Alexander-Arnold in the match for round 8 of the Premier League on April 5. One person wrote: “Mudryk is meeting with Trent on Tuesday. I’ll be watching no matter what.”
Despite being a defender, defensive skills are Alexander-Arnold’s fatal weakness. There have been many question marks over whether coach Jurgen Klopp should pull the player wearing the number 66 shirt into midfield, amid his increasingly poor defense. Alexander-Arnold’s strength is attacking support with impressive passing ability.
The 1-4 loss to Man City last night made Liverpool drop to 8th in the Premier League table with 42 points. The dream of b/r/e/a/k/i/n/g into the Top 4 with The Reds is now becoming more and more distant.
Cody Gakpo was ridiculed for his ‘pathetic’ beating
Liverpool star Cody Gakpo was the subject of criticism from fans after the Dutchman’s poor attempt to earn a penalty against Man City.
On Saturday evening, Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool marched to the Etihad Stadium in the hope of beating Man City to squeeze into next season’s Champions League group. However, despite being conceded by Mohamed Salah in the 17th minute, Man City equalized not long after with a goal from Julian Alvarez. Liverpool put on a lousy performance in the second half as City piled up. Goals from Kevin De Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan, and Jack Grealish completed a jubilant 4-1 victory for the home team.
Worth mentioning, Liverpool’s winter transfer signing Gakpo was heavily criticized by fans after his desperate attempt to earn a penalty when the Reds were leading 3-1 in the minute. 59. In the phase of entering the penalty area, when Nathan Ake tried to block, Gakpo deliberately grabbed his Dutch teammate’s leg and fell to deceive the referee. However, referee Simon Hooper stood very close and was not fooled. Luckily for Gakpo, he didn’t get a card because of his cheating.
Fans immediately took to social media to criticize the Liverpool striker.
One said: “Gakpo’s cheating should be shown from all angles now! What a s/c/a/m”.
Another tweeted: “Please, why doesn’t Gakpo get a yellow card for his blatant diving behavior?”.
A third fan added: “It’s not often that you see a foul like Gakpo’s. It’s ridiculous.”
Another wrote: “How pathetic for Gakpo. He should get punished for such a bad foul.”