Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold has revealed that Jurgen Klopp gave him just one day to prepare for his eye-catching new role
Trent revealed that a brief training ground chat with Klopp saw the idea come about.
Trent
We were on the training pitch when the gaffer got out the tactics sheet and showed me it. Everything was normal defensively.
"And then with the ball, he wanted me as a second number six. The idea around it, as it was explained to me, was about improving our inside play. Controlling the centre. Getting an extra player in that area. He trusted me to be able to do what I needed to do to make it work.
"I was excited. I saw it as an opportunity. It's a position I'd not played before. I just wanted to go out there and prove that I could do it.
"We couldn't prep much around it if I'm being honest. With it being the day before the game, it was only a brief session. For [the 2-2 draw with] Arsenal specifically, it was a case of trying to learn it as we played it.
"It feels good, it feels natural for me. I feel like I'm able to perform there. I'm able to affect games, change games, and dictate games. I want to keep doing it. I want to help the team to keep winning games.”
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