Mohamed Salah, Arne Slot and Trent Alexander-Arnold (Photograph by Carl Recine/Getty Photographs)
Liverpool gamers apparently needed to be separated in a tense encounter within the dressing room after yesterday’s irritating 2-2 draw with Manchester United.
Rumours circulating on social media counsel that each one just isn’t nicely contained in the Liverpool squad proper now, with Trent Alexander-Arnold’s unsure future maybe beginning to unsettle the remainder of the group.
Alexander-Arnold didn’t have his greatest recreation yesterday and it was clear at one level that Virgil van Dijk was under no circumstances blissful along with his teammate.
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It stays to be seen how dependable these rumours are, however loads of high-profile accounts all appear to be saying comparable issues a few unfavorable response to yesterday’s recreation and issues about Alexander-Arnold’s contract scenario dragging on and changing into a distraction…
Liverpool will undoubtedly look again at this as a vastly irritating two factors dropped, with Arne Slot’s aspect going into the sport in opposition to Man Utd as the most important favourites.
Earlier than the sport there was discuss of probably repeating one thing just like that 7-0 thrashing of a few years in the past, however United spoiled the celebration considerably with a surprisingly resolute show.
Do Liverpool have to put off-the-pitch issues to mattress?
Liverpool have been fairly flawless on the pitch this season, with Slot doing an excellent job since taking on from Jurgen Klopp in the summertime.
There’s absolutely no have to panic simply but, but when the environment within the LFC dressing room actually isn’t that good resulting from these long-running contract sagas, then it may maybe begin to be an issue quickly.
Alexander-Arnold looks like the largest concern, and he was significantly poor in opposition to the Crimson Devils yesterday, however it’s additionally the case that Mohamed Salah and Van Dijk are but to agree new offers.
That is absolutely one thing Slot and everybody else at Liverpool will need to quieten down as quickly as doable, so will probably be attention-grabbing to look at how performances and outcomes proceed if this stays unresolved.