Alexander-Arnold trends for horror show on day after Klopp's passionate defence of him

Liverpool fans - but there is no personal significance behind the famous digits. Alexander-Arnold has made his name as one of the best attacking right-backs in European football since his 2017 breakthrough - but opted to stick with his rookie number.

Liverpool took a moment to celebrate their star's birthday as they prepared for their crucial Premier League clash with Arsenal on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp was at the heart of the celebrations, and he said: "Trent turned 24 today, so congratulations!" The squad burst out into a traditional German happy birthday song - before versions of the song were followed up in English, Spanish, French and Dutch. Ahead of each new rendition, Klopp can be heard yelling out the name of the next language.READ MORE: Where Jurgen Klopp's first Liverpool line-up are now seven years on from his appointment Liverpool are in need of the three points against Arsenal, while Alexander-Arnold needs a good performance after struggling as of late.

Jurgen Klopp rolled up on Merseyside to restore a sense of pride at Anfield as he delivered trophies at home and in Europe.A lot has changed in those seven years: Mohamed Salah has earned legend status at Anfield, and Virgil van Dijk has emerged as one of the best defenders in Premier League history.And with Klopp's place in Liverpool folklore secured as he marks his seventh-year anniversary in the dugout at Anfield, Daily Star Sport takes a look at where his first starting side are now.READ NEXT: Liverpool ace told Rafa Benitez 'you have no respect for me' pre-Champions League finalKlopp's first game for Liverpool came on 17 October 2015 - in a trip to White Hart Lane to Mauricio Pochettino's Tottenham.The Reds had experienced a poor start under Brendan Rodgers, leading to the experienced boss to be shown the door. Liverpool desperately needed three points after finding themselves in tenth - eight points off the pace set by Manchester City.However, Klopp's first game was a bore draw in north London, with neither side managing to find the net. Is Jurgen Klopp one of the best managers in Premier League history? Let us know in the comments section Belgian shot-stopper Simon Mignolet was given the nod between the sticks that day, but he quickly fell out of favour with Klopp eventually leaving for Club Brugge in 2019.

Liverpool could adopt a 7-2-1 formation against Arsenal after Jurgen Klopp said his side will "defend the s***" out of the game. The two clubs are set to face off this Sunday, and although the Reds enjoyed a solid 2-0 win over Rangers in the Champions League in midweek, their form has been lacking in Premier League. The Reds are currently sat in ninth place in the table with just ten points from seven games.Arsenal are enjoying a superb start to the season, with the Gunners currently top of the pule, having won seven and lost one of their opening eight games.READ MORE: Jude Bellingham shows why Liverpool are after him with outrageous solo goal for Dortmund Ahead of the encounter, Klopp was quizzed about his gameplan.

Rangers fans were arrested after Liverpool’s win against the Scottish side at Anfield.The Glasgow club travelled down to Merseyside to play the Reds in a Champions League Group A encounter. They lost their third match of the campaign against the Premier League outfit 2-0 thanks to goals from Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mo Salah - and this means that they are bottom of the group without a point to their name.And today Merseyside police confirmed that a number of football fans were arrested after the match- with most brought into custody for affray and being drunk and disorderly.READ MORE: Liverpool flop Mignolet holds surprising Champions League record with Neuer and CourtoisA spokesperson for Merseyside police told the Liverpool Echo: "Seven Rangers fans arrested mainly for affray and being drunk and disorderly.

Here are your Manchester United evening headlines on Tuesday, October 4.

Liverpool bounced back from their disappointing weekend draw with Brighton by securing a comfortable 2-0 win against Rangers.They instantly started the Champions League group stage clash on the front foot and were rewarded after Darwin Nunez was brought down outside of the Rangers box. Trent Alexander-Arnold curled in the free-kick beautifully to take the lead, while Mohamed Salah netted a penalty after half-time.Despite the best efforts of an impressive Allan McGregor in goal, Jurgen Klopp's tactics ensured his side came away with three crucial points.

Liverpool fans are split over Darwin Nunez after his latest bout of indiscipline. Nunez captured the headlines on his Anfield debut against Crystal Palace in August by getting sent off.

Champions League tonight if they exploit 'weak' Reds star Trent Alexander-Arnold.That's the view of Rangers legend Mark Hateley who reckons Alexander-Arnold is the Reds' weakest link on the right side of their defence. The Scottish side go up against Liverpool for the first time in the British sides' history with both clubs needing a win after a wobbly start in the competition.Rangers sit bottom of Group A following two heavy defeats to Ajax and Napoli.

Liverpool mural of Jurgen Klopp has been vandalised ahead of the Champions League group stage clash with Rangers.Pictures and footage emerged on Tuesday morning of a new mural dedicated to Reds manager Klopp having been defaced with blue paint. The mural, based in Randolph Street, Liverpool, had been commissioned by BOSS Night and included a quote from the Beatles classic ‘I Feel Fine’.It was just one of several incidents where street art was damaged ahead of the Champions League tie, including murals of Trent Alexander-Arnold and Jordan Henderson.READ MORE: Fans praise Gary Neville's 'brilliant' take on Trent's form with four rules he must learnFurious Liverpool supporters took to Twitter to voice their outrage in the aftermath.

Victoria and David Beckham have been locked in a feud recently after Posh Spice’s bedroom antics got him riled up - for all the wrong reasons.Former footballer David took to his Instagram story to snap a selfie and vent to his fans as he laid in bed next to his wife.The buff footballer showed off his tattoos as he frowned at the camera while Victoria read peacefully in the background. READ MORE: Gareth Southgate snubbed David Beckham's invitation to 'white tie and diamonds' partyThe singer turned fashion designer could be seen holding a book above her head as she did some light reading before going to sleep.However, David was less than impressed and ranted to his 75.4 million Instagram followers.He wrote: “So, my wife has a new light for her book from Amazon. Wow.

Chris Sutton reckons Rangers have nothing to lose heading to Liverpool tomorrow night. But he does admit Borna Barisic could have a game to forget with Mohamed Salah nipping at his heels.

Virgil van Dijk and Darwin Nunez are among those to be complemented for their appearance in viral pictures which shows what they would look like with a full face of makeup and salon-style hair. A mocked up image that includes Harry Maguire, Cristiano Ronaldo, Erling Haaland, Son Heung-min and Raheem Sterling has also led to praise for Gabriel Jesus.

Keith Jackson: Probably not. The good news is Liverpool are in the flakiest form of Jurgen Klopp’s time in charge. The bad news is that the German badly needs his team to spark back to life so can’t afford to take this one lightly. It could be a long night for the Ibrox men.

Manchester United supporters have taken to social media to suggest Harry Maguire isn't behind their defensive frailties having watched their side concede six against Manchester City. With Maguire watching on from the stands having both fallen out of favour at Old Trafford and picked up and injury while on international duty with England, the central defensive partnership of Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane was picked by Eric ten Hag.

Furious Jurgen Klopp slaughtered a "horrendous" Liverpool performance against Brighton, pointing to a key weakness Rangers can exploit when the sides meet on Tuesday.

England fans want to see Chris Smalling called up for the World Cup after his fine spell with Roma continued with a winning goal against Inter Milan in Serie A this weekend. The 32-year-old former Manchester United man headed home from close range to hand Jose Mourinho's side all three points having been hailed for his defensive contributions since leaving Old Trafford.

Jurgen Klopp is getting sacked' was close to trending on Twitter after his Liverpool side slipped 2-0 behind against Brighton at Anfield in the Premier League on Saturday before throwing away all three points.The German boss has overseen a difficult start to the new season with his side sitting as low as tenth in the table after Leandro Trossard's first-half brace in Roberto De Zerbi's first game in charge.Although Roberto Firmino's double and an own goal by Adam Webster gave the hosts the lead, Trossard completed a hat-trick while social media took aim at the wobbly Liverpool performance by questioning the position of their manager. READ MORE: Jurgen Klopp 'thought Darwin had shrunk' after spotting wild new Liverpool haircut One fan wrote: "Jurgen klopp will soon be sacked if things continue this way."With a second adding: "Is Jurgen Klopp trying to see how far he can go without getting sacked?"A third continued: "Do you think Jurgen Klopp will not be sacked any moment from now?"With a rival supporter saying: "If Klopp is not sacked after this Brighton game then Liverpool should forget top 6." Is Jurgen Klopp under threat as Liverpool manager? Give us your thoughts in the comments section below. With a fourth writing: "If Liverpool drops points in this game Jurgen Klopp should be sacked."Trossard's opening goal came after Jordan Henderson gave the ball away, with his second coming after Solly March found him inside the box with De Zerbi delighted on the touchline.With Firmino's first goal initially ruled out, VAR showed that Mohamed Salah was in fact onside during the build up after being played in over the top by Henderson.

Leandro Trossard's hat-trick earned Brighton a deserved 3-3 draw as Liverpool endured another damaging defensive performance ahead of taking on Rangers in midweek.