A statement from Trent Alexander-Arnold a few days before Liverpool-Manchester City greatly caused Pep Guardiola’s players to react, starting with Erling Haaland.
It is this Sunday afternoon (4:15 p.m. French time) that the race for the Premier League title can come to a head with the arrival of Manchester City in the lair of Liverpool, leader of the standings with just one more point! A statement from Trent Alexander-Arnold ignites the debates a few days before the clash at Anfield.
The English right-back felt that the trophies won by the Reds (namely the Champions League in 2019 and the Premier League in 2020) meant “ more for us and our team » than the numerous titles of Pep Guardiola’s team, which achieved a historic treble last year by winning the English championship, the FA Cup and the Champions League.
Haaland jubilant
Erling Haaland was asked about this statement and bluntly attacked “TAA”. “If he means that, it doesn’t matter. I’ve been here a year and done the hat-trick, it was a pretty good feeling. I don’t think he knows this feeling.”launched the Norwegian striker to Sky Sports, after Man City-FC Copenhagen (3-1).
Ruben Dias was also surprised by Alexander-Arnold’s opinion, with the Portuguese defender telling the BBC: “a hat-trick is a feeling you can only feel when you do it. It’s certain that, between us, and with our supporters, how much this means to all of us”.
