‘No stopping him’: BBC pundit says Liverpool player has returned ‘back to his best’ – originally posted on Sportslens.com
Garth Crooks has showered heaps of praise on Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold as he picks him in his Team of the Weak.
Liverpool earned a 2-1 victory against West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns on Sunday.
Just when it seemed like the visitors will have to settle for a draw, Alisson Becker, the Liverpool goalkeeper, scored one of the most crucial goals for the club this season to seal all three points.
Alisson rose to glance Trent Alexander-Arnold’s cross into the net in the dying seconds of the match.
Crooks was full of praise for the young right-back, claiming he has returned back to his best form. He said to BBC Sport:
“It was Trent Alexander-Arnold’s corner kick in the last minute of stoppage time that found the head of Alisson of all people. The goalkeeper may just have saved Liverpool’s season with an astonishing goal.
“Against Manchester United in their rearranged fixture last Thursday, Alexander-Arnold was also back to his best. There was one stage of the game where he was sending balls into the United box from every conceivable angle. When the full-back is playing like this, there is no stopping him.
“I wonder what Gareth Southgate thought about his performance, having left him out of the last England squad?”
This has been a difficult campaign for Alexander-Arnold. He struggled with form and injury in the first half of the campaign, and he was even dropped from the England national squad.
However, he has been nothing short of sensational in the past few months, and has helped Liverpool climb up the table.
He was outstanding against Manchester United, and made another significant contribution against the Baggies. He could have added a goal to his name as well, but he failed to hit the target in the second half.
With two games left to play, Liverpool can make it to the top four if they win their remaining games, with Chelsea set to face Leicester next week.
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