Trent Alexander-Arnold says he was "so shocked" when he learned he'd be starting for Liverpool in the Premier League, as he recalled making his top-flight debut against Manchester United at Old Trafford.
The Reds right-back is now a newly-crowned Premier League champion, three-and-a-half years after he made a first start in the division that reduced his mum to tears.
It was January 2017 when Jurgen Klopp turned to an 18-year-old Alexander-Arnold to start for Liverpool against their great rivals, with regular right-back Nathaniel Clyne ruled out through injury.
Alexander-Arnold was thrown into battle at Old Trafford against the likes of Paul Pogba, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Wayne Rooney, but he acquitted himself well in a 1-1 draw. “We trained
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