Liverpool: Arne Slot reveals Trent Alexander-Arnold talks amid Real Madrid transfer interest
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Liverpool manager Arne Slot insists no one bothers to mention contract issues when his team are winning. Trent Alexander-Arnold was criticised for a poor performance in Sunday's 2-2 draw at home to Manchester United, just days after Real Madrid made an approach for the 26-year-old whose current deal expires in the summer.
Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk are in similar positions but Alexander-Arnold, an academy graduate and one of their most valuable assets, has found the spotlight focused firmly on him of late. Even Salah's social media exchange with former Reds defender and Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher on Monday over his own situation was not viewed in the same context, despite the Egypt forward being actively involved in generating more headlines.
But Slot insisted results determine reactions as no-one makes a fuss when his team win, and he feels the players deserve some credit for the level of consistency they are producing - the team are top of the Premier League and Champions League - despite uncertainty over their futures.
"What I do know this season, all the points and all the results we got this season are deserved," the Dutchman said. "All the players are fit at the moment but if we drop points when we have injuries, people say it is because you have injuries. "If we drop points when Mo misses a penalty against (Real) Madrid, he is distracted by his contract situation. If Trent has not his best performance, he is distracted by the contract situation.
