It’s fair to say that Trent Alexander-Arnold was not happy after being substituted during Liverpool’s FA Cup loss to Brighton on Sunday.
With the match tied 1-1 and both teams looking for a winner to go through, the right-back was pulled off in the 59th minute and replaced by James Milner.
Leaving the pitch, cameras caught Alexander-Arnold shaking his head disapprovingly and glancing towards the Liverpool bench, apparently upset by Jurgen Klopp’s decision to end his day early, talkSPORT reports.
Liverpool ended up losing the game 2-1 and it was Kaoru Mitoma, the man the England international was marking throughout his 59 minutes on the pitch, who scored the winner.
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The reason for the substitution is unknown, but Alexander-Arnold only played 18 minutes against Chelsea last weekend due to a minor injury and perhaps that played a role in Klopp’s decision to retire the right-back.
Either way, it wasn’t a stellar performance from the 24-year-old at the Amex on Sunday, but it was still an odd substitute that the Reds star clearly didn’t like.
