Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold has been exceptional so far this season.
Liverpool right back Trent Alexander-Arnold has told the Daily Mail that he bases his game on Dani Alves and Philipp Lahm.
The Reds won yet again on Sunday afternoon, beating Chelsea 2-1 at Stamford Bridge to keep their 100% winning start to the season alive.
Alexander-Arnold and Roberto Firmino grabbed the goals for Liverpool, with Jurgen Klopp no doubt delighted to see his players respond having lost at Napoli in midweek.
Right back Alexander-Arnold yet again showed his immense talent, firing a right-footed strike into the net from Mohamed Salah’s lay-off as his brilliant start continues.
The 20-year-old has been racking up key pass after key pass this season, with his crossing and attacking ability causing no end of problems.
Alexander-Arnold has now opened up on his inspirations, admitting that the big influence for him is Dani Alves, focusing on the Brazilian’s attacking play to improve his own game.
Defensively, Philipp Lahm is the one for Alexander-Arnold, with the strange irony being that both players were coached by Manchester City boss and Liverpool’s title rival Pep Guardiola, at Barcelona and Bayern Munich respectively.
Guardiola may well wish he had Alexander-Arnold in his side rather than have to go up against him, and if he can perfectly mesh the games of Lahm and Alves, he would be a real threat to City’s not just this season, but for years to come.
“When I was studying full-backs it was always Philipp Lahm and Dani Alves,” said Alexander-Arnold. “For me, it’s Alves. He’s a really attacking aggressive player, solid in his defensive duties but really good attacking-wise, almost like a winger, makes things happen. Our analysts would clip together Alves’s best work of the season for me to study. Positional stuff, decision-making, runs. I focused more on Lahm defensively and Alves in the attacking sense,” he added.
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