Trent Alexander-Arnold’s remarks against Arsenal backfire as incriminating video from Liverpool surface

Trent Alexander-Arnold, a star for Liverpool, may have regretted his remarks regarding Arsenal’s mindset after the Reds’ own title hopes were dashed in a loss at Everton.

Given Liverpool’s collapse in the title race, Trent Alexander-Arnold’s analysis of Arsenal’s loss to Aston Villa earlier this month has come back to haunt him.

Prior to Liverpool’s Wednesday night trip to play Everton, a nearby rival, the right-back talked about the Gunners’ 2-0 home loss to Aston Villa on April 14. According to Alexander-Arnold, Mikel Arteta’s team engaged in “overthinking” during their confrontation with Unai Emery’s team.

Anfield, Liverpool had suffered a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Crystal Palace just hours before the Emirates match got underway. The 25-year-old suggested that Arsenal’s focus might have been diverted from that match before to their encounter with Villa.

“Perhaps there would have been a different mindset if the results had been reversed, with us playing second and Arsenal winning. All of it boils down to mindset,” he said to Sky Sports. “I believe that Arsenal’s outcome was influenced by ours. It’s possible that they were overexcited and believed that now was the right time to take action.

“Perhaps they overanalyzed the situation, as opposed to thinking that if both City and us won, we should just win and not try to separate ourselves from the group. It’s challenging because none of us have participated in a three-horse race.”

Liverpool’s chances of winning the title are all but gone less than two weeks later after they were defeated 2-0 by their Merseyside rivals. The Reds were humiliated by goals from Jarrad Branthwaite and Dominic Calvert-Lewin, who appeared to be playing much too slowly for the most of the match.

Alexander-Arnold’s remarks against Arsenal have inevitably come back to haunt him, and many supporters have made fun of how fast he has let them go. To make matters worse, Reds fans took notice of the right-back’s awful defensive play for Everton’s second goal on social media.

Despite Alexander-Arnold’s best efforts, the Everton No. 9 was unable to beat Alisson with a powerful header after Calvert-Lewin leaped highest from a corner. His involvement to the goal was met with harsh criticism from the crowd, and a video of him failing to protect it went viral on social media.

Supporters wrote: “Defenders typically take pleasure in defending. It doesn’t appear like this person does. systematically turns off with what appears to be complete lack of concern. Does not even attempt to seem to be trying.”

“People should stop crucifying Trent here, maybe he was using his mentality to defend,” remarked another cynically, while a third said, “It gets worse every time I see it haha.”