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Arne Slot admits he 'wasn't completely happy' with Trent Alexander-Arnold's work ethic after warning departing Liverpool defender he 'could've done more'

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<p>Alexander-Arnold will leave Liverpool this summer having spent over 21 years with the Merseyside giants, coming through the youth ranks into the first team. The 26-year-old has decided not to renew his contract at Anfield and will leave the Reds as a free agent to join Real Madrid.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>Liverpool brought in Slot to take over from manager Jurgen Klopp last summer, and he has immediately led the Reds to a Premier League title. Alexander-Arnold did not exactly have a groundbreaking campaign for the Merseyside club this season, but he was a major part of Slot's side through the first half of the season. However, the Dutch coach has now claimed that he wasn't always impressed with the right-back's work ethic on the training pitch.</p>

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<p>Speaking to the media, Slot said: "I talk to most players, not on a daily basis, but a lot. If there are circumstances why I should talk to them, you talk a bit more often to them. It's clear with Trent's situation that those circumstances are there for me to talk to him.</p><p>"I am talking to him as a human being. That, combined with winning something together, creates a different bond to the one the fans have with him. When we started pre-season, he was in my office quite a lot as well for similar reasons to what Mo [Salah] has said previously.</p><p>"He is going to leave either way, so why not say it? Maybe it is a first gift I can give to Xabi Alonso! I wasn't completely happy with every minute of how he was on the training ground. In certain moments, I felt he could do a bit more, to say it mildly. That is what we talked about.</p><p>"I told him, 'You are a much better defender than people tell you, but you don't show it all the time.' I said, 'If you are at it and concentrated, there are not many players who can go around you'. Because he is fast, agile, has a great mentality, but it is about showing that every single game."</p>

WHAT SLOT SAID

<p>Liverpool are set to take on Crystal Palace in their final game of the season, and Slot has revealed that he is unsure if Alexander-Arnold will play in the game on Sunday, May 25. The Dutchman said: "I haven't decided yet. I think this should be a day that everybody is going to enjoy. It's been 35 years, everybody is waiting for this moment, and I think we've set the example against Tottenham. I've never seen celebrations like that day."</p>

WHAT NEXT FOR ALEXANDER-ARNOLD?

Arne Slot admits he 'wasn't completely happy' with Trent Alexander-Arnold's work ethic after warning departing Liverpool defender he 'could've done more' | Goal.com

Liverpool boss Arne Slot has admitted that he wasn&apos;t always happy with Trent Alexander-Arnold&apos;s work rate in training with the Reds.

Arne Slot admits he &apos;wasn&apos;t completely happy&apos; with Trent Alexander-Arnold&apos;s work ethic after warning departing Liverpool defender he &apos;could&apos;ve done more&apos;

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