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Bradley tipped by media as potential successor
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Teen wants extra sport time to develop, says Slot
Might 9 – Premier League champions Liverpool are disenchanted that Trent Alexander-Arnold is leaving on the finish of the season however supervisor Arne Slot mentioned on Friday {that a} new participant will step as much as fill his sneakers.
Alexander-Arnold, who has been at Liverpool because the age of six, has develop into top-of-the-line proper backs on the earth, profitable two top-flight titles, the Champions League and the Membership World Cup plus the FA Cup and League Cup with the Anfield facet.
“I think, like everyone who likes Liverpool and is a fan of Liverpool, we’re disappointed because a good human is leaving the club but also a very, very, very good fullback is leaving us as well,” Slot instructed reporters forward of the go to of second-placed Arsenal on Sunday.
“I also worked at clubs like AZ Alkmaar and Feyenoord where every season a very good player, or multiple very good players have left … so I am a bit more used to it, maybe.
“The expertise I’ve and, by the way in which, this membership as properly, that if an excellent participant is leaving, the following excellent participant will step up and that is most likely what is going on to occur now.”
TOO EARLY
Asked if 21-year-old Conor Bradley, tipped by British media as the potential successor to Alexander-Arnold, was ready to step in, Slot said it was too early to make the comparison.
“Let’s not evaluate him with Trent now already. They’re additionally differing kinds for my part,” he said.
“With Conor I feel all of us see the potential … sadly he hasn’t been match all through the entire season. To develop into an excellent participant it’s important to be accessible each single week as properly, and that is step one he has to take subsequent season.
“But we have a lot of confidence in Conor as a very good fullback for Liverpool and that’s already what he’s shown in the past two seasons.”
Slot mentioned Bradley, who has began solely 4 league video games this time period after battling a number of accidents, together with a thigh challenge in February that sidelined him for almost six weeks, will probably be within the group on Sunday.
“Conor is going to start because I think he needs playing time as well to get some games under his belt to be prepared for next season,” he mentioned.
Slot added that it was onerous to foretell how Sunday’s match will end up, with Liverpool having received the title final month.
“Difficult to predict but both teams look forward to this game. Okay, maybe there is a bit at stake for Arsenal, top four, assume they prefer second to third or fourth, we can only finish as first,” he added.
Arsenal, who have been knocked out of the Champions League by Paris St Germain within the semi-finals on Wednesday, are 15 factors adrift of Liverpool, three factors above final season’s champions Manchester Metropolis and 4 away from Newcastle United and Chelsea. Anfield England Liverpool Arsenal