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The celebrations from the Bavarian headquarters of Adidas were probably as loud as the Liverpool fans in the away end at Manchester City on Saturday afternoon.

As Trent Alexander-Arnold soaked up the bedlam of those on the far side of the Etihad after he had slammed past Ederson to make it 1-1 on the day, his shushing of the home supporters he had enraged with his late equaliser only added to the moment.

That his game-changing intervention came in his brand new and unreleased Adidas Predator boots in one of the biggest fixtures of the Premier League campaign, less than 24 hours before the German company unveiled him as their latest superstar recruit could not have been any more perfect from their perspective. It was impeccable timing from the No.66.

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Alexander-Arnold, who has signed a multi-million pound deal to become the latest Adidas ambassador, ended his association with Under Armour just nine months after opening their flagship store in Liverpool's city centre by becoming the latest member of a star-studded stable that includes Real Madrid's Jude Bellingham and Barcelona starlet Perdri.

The switch, which was made official thanks to a Sunday morning social media announcement, represents Alexander-Arnold's growing reputation within world football and comes just a handful of months since that standing was recognised by Jurgen Klopp giving him the vice-captaincy vacated by James Milner.

Alongside new club captain Virgil van Dijk, Alexander-Arnold's rise to prominence within the leadership group is another tentpole underpinning the idea behind 'Liverpool