Carragher: 'Alexander-Arnold fooled us'

On the day Trent Alexander-Arnold returned to Anfield in a Real Madrid shirt, Jamie Carragher could not hide his disappointment. The former Liverpool defender said that his junior player had "fooled" the club's fans.

Alexander-Arnold left Liverpool to play for Real Madrid.

Liverpool's match against Real Madrid at Anfield in the League Phase of the Champions League on the morning of November 5 was not only a reunion between the two European giants, but also the first time Trent Alexander-Arnold returned to his old home ground after leaving his boyhood club. There were whistles and boos from the stands, and Jamie Carragher understood why.

“The reaction is understandable,” Carragher told CBS. “Trent has been a fan on the pitch for 20 years at Liverpool. But none of them would leave Liverpool to play for Real Madrid, even for free.”

The former England midfielder believes Alexander-Arnold has betrayed his previous promises. “If he really considered Liverpool the only club, wanted to be captain, wanted to become a legend, he could not have left immediately after winning the Premier League. He chose to go to Real Madrid, a team that beat him twice in the Champions League final. How can the fans not be angry?”

Carragher stressed that the underlying cause lay in Trent’s silence in his final year at Liverpool. “While Salah and Van Dijk publicly said they wanted to stay, Trent said nothing. That silence left fans feeling deceived.”

Alexander-Arnold’s return to Anfield was therefore bitter. For Carragher, the “son of the city” image was shattered, and the whistles that night were perhaps the clearest emotional verdict from the Kop.

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