Man City showed Liverpool their hidden quality to prove Trent Alexander-Arnold wrong
manchestereveningnews.co.ukLiverpool may have used Trent Alexander-Arnold's 'it means more' comments as fuel against Manchester City this weekend - but the Blues squad insist the pre-match row played little part in their preparations at Anfield.
Alexander-Arnold was injured on Sunday but dominated the build-up after an interview was published where he claimed Liverpool's titles under Jurgen Klopp meant more to them and their fans compared to City's superior trophy haul due to the 'financial situations' of both clubs.
Some City players publicly knocked down the Liverpool defender, while Kyle Walker admitted the squad had spoken about the comments in the training ground.
But defender Manuel Akanji insisted that there was more bemusement among the City squad rather than a sense of using the comment as pre-match motivation. ALSO READ: Man City fan group wants more safe standing amid Blue Wall dream ALSO READ: I thought I knew football under Klopp - but Guardiola & City changed everything "I don't think [it had an impact].
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