The captain of Liverpool, Virgil van Dijk, says moments like Trent Alexander-Arnold’s winner against Leicester City should not be taken for granted in terms of his long-term future.
Alexander-Arnold rose from the bank to achieve Liverpool’s winner against Leicester, which means that the red ones are only a victory before the Premier League title.
Arsenal’s convincing 4-0 victory against Ipswich Town means that Arne Slots team consolidate their place in history with the victory in front of their own followers-Tottenham Hotspur, the visitors to Anfield on Sunday-five years ago they did not do more than their sole Premier League crown in the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Despite their success in the field, the headlines have been dominated by contractual problems and the future of Mohamed Salah, van Dijk and Alexander-Arnold in the past few months. After a lot of To -ing and Frog, Salah and van Dijk signed new two-year contracts in Angeld, but the same cannot be said for Alexander-Arnold.
A step after Real Madrid probably looked for a few months in the middle of violent speculation, and it was claimed that a deal to take Alexander-Arnold was almost complete. This has led to an angry back reaction of some supporters in Liverpool, which is upset by a local talent that may leave the club free of charge.
After van Dijk scored the winner against Leicester, he published a strong defense of his teammate, who celebrated his goal before the state support.
“Whatever may happen to him in the future is something he has to solve with himself and the family, but at that time he is a Liverpool player and he is important for our team,” said van Dijk after the game.
“He was important throughout the season and had come back from the injury today, one long, and that is exactly what I am happy about … since I got into the club, he has been a fantastic player and there are many good things that he will always remember when he decides to go.
“Listen, at this point we do not know what will happen. There is a lot of noise around him and obviously anyone can argue if it is his own fault, it is only part of life these days. If he achieves a big goal like this, I think he deserves that he sets off.
“I think he deserves this moment and now he is back to work and is ready for the weekend.”
Alexander-Arnold understandably did not want to be talked about in his own interview after the match about his future, but emphasized that “scoring goals, winning games, winning titles,” special moments that will live with me “.
Van Dijk’s comments were made by Arne Slot, manager of Liverpool, who said about his full -back: “What I can say is ridiculous when someone argues about his commitment to his club because he has come back today to achieve such an important goal, and all the work he has done for his club in all the years in which he has been here.
“In my opinion, nobody should argue for this association.”