In an interesting article on the Premier League clubs’ approach to the new season, The Times newspaper made a fascinating assessment of Liverpool’s positional changes and in particular a subtle role change for Trent Alexander Arnold. IMAGO / Xinhua In their assessment of the pre-season, the article hints at the idea of a possible change of roles in the middle of the park: “When will Trent Alexander-Arnold move into midfield? Well, probably around 12.35pm on Saturday.” Scroll to continue Their assessment is that throughout pre-season Trent has found himself drifting into a more central position in midfield rather than sticking to his trademark sprint and linking play with Mohamed Salah on the right. Of course, he still found time to play Salah deep on the right on several occasions, but more often than not, as the first goal in the Community Shield showed, he cut into the midfield and presented a new threat to other teams he will be forced to adapt or suffer the consequences as City inevitably did. Could we see Liverpool’s star full-back make a stunning switch to a new role and will it work out for the young England defender? Read more Liverpool coverage: Follow us on: Twitter | YouTube | Instagram | Facebook | Spotify | TikTok |
