Michael Arnold and Dianne Alexander are the inspirational parents of Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Alexander-Arnold’s current contract expires this summer, and negotiations to extend his stay at Anfield have faltered. Unlike teammates Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk, who have publicly addressed their contract situations, Alexander-Arnold has stayed silent, a move widely perceived as calculated.

Liverpool’s final UCL league phase match against PSV has suddenly adopted an interesting narrative, with Liverpool opting to leave NINE key players at home along with the three injured first-teamers.

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Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has opted to take a second-string squad to face PSV Eindhoven and leave the likes of Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Alisson Becker at home. Seven successive wins mean progress is already secured as the Champions League leaders are guaranteed to finish no lower than second and will claim top spot with a point in the Netherlands.

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With a place in the knockout stages of the Champions League already sealed, the Reds made the trip to PSV Eindhoven midweek without Alisson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, Mohamed Salah and Luis Diaz.

Cody Gakpo scored on his return to PSV Eindhoven but it was not enough to inspire an understrength Liverpool side as they lost their 100 percent Champions League record after a 3-2 defeat.

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Peter Bosz: “The confidence is there, but we are going to play against a very good team, perhaps the best in Europe at the moment and therefore in the world. Liverpool are one of the clubs I try to watch when I have time, because I really like the football they play.”