Just three months ago, with Euro 2024 underway, Roy Keane suggested Trent Alexander-Arnold could be ‘discovered’ in England’s midfield, but the pundit now has a rather different view of the Liverpool vice-captain.
The former Manchester United captain praised the 25-year-old’s performance for his country last week and backed him to achieve something unprecedented in his career when the Reds face Nottingham Forest on Saturday.
Stick to Football’s experts have given their predictions for the match at Anfield, and the Irishman has some notable comments to make about the player wearing the number 66 shirt. “If Trent is on the pitch, he could score a hat-trick.”
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As good as Trent is, he will need a breakthrough performance to win the treble this weekend. All 19 of his goals for Liverpool have come in different games (Transfermarkt), meaning he has never scored twice in the same game.
Usually, the likes of Luis Diaz and Mo Salah are the ones more likely to score hat-tricks, but Keane’s stunning claim shows just how good our current starting right-back has been, and how much his perception of the 25-year-old has changed since June.
You can watch the expert predictions for Liverpool v Forest below from 51:16 on The Overlap on YouTube.
