Trent Alexander-Arnold DROPPED for Liverpool’s Carabao Cup semi-final with Spurs after Man Utd horror show
LIVERPOOL have dropped Trent Alexander-Arnold for their Carabao Cup semi against Spurs after his Manchester United horror show.
The Real Madrid free transfer target was well off the pace in Liverpool’s 2-2 draw with the Red Devils on Sunday.
SunSport’s Tactics Exposed revealed how United targeted Alexander-Arnold and stopped him from dictating play.
Now, Arne Slot has seen fit to drop the defender from his starting XI against Tottenham tonight.
Alexander-Arnold finds himself on the bench alongside other big names including Andy Robertson, Luis Diaz and Ibrahima Konate.
And instead, Conor Bradley has been selected to go up against Tottenham captain Son Heung-Min, who will be hoping to cause chaos after penning a contract extension.
Key men Alisson, Virgil van Dijk and Mo Salah have all been selected for tonight’s game.
While Curtis Jones, Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister have made the midfield cut.
Cody Gakpo, Diogo Jota, Jarrell Quansah and Kostas Tsimikas have also been chosen as Liverpool look to put one foot in the Carabao final.
As for Spurs, they have handed an immediate debut to new goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky.
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The Czech stopped joined from Slavia Prague for £12million at the weekend and his first task is to stop Liverpool’s free-scoring attack from finding the target.
Injuries to several players means Ange Postecoglou once again picks a backline of Pedro Porro, Djed Spence, Radu Dragusin and Archie Gray.
Yves Bissouma, Rodrigo Bentancur and Lucas Bergvall man Tottenham’s midfield.
While Dominic Solanke and Dejan Kulusevski join Son up front.
Speaking after Liverpool’s draw, Slot admitted Alexander-Arnold did not enjoy his best outing at Anfield.
The Dutch boss said: “I think we were all disappointed, not only Trent, we were all disappointed by the way we played, first of all by the result, parts of the game we could be quite satisfied with, other parts we were not completely happy with.
“That was not only Trent, there were more things in the game we could have done better. Trent did not play his best game, I’ve said that already, but it is not the first time in his life he didn’t play the best game of his career.
“He has played so so so many games well for this club, now it wasn’t his best – like some others it wasn’t the best game – but we just pick it up and start training again today.
“These players know if you play 50-60 games in a season once in a while you don’t have your best performance.”