What BBC pundits did after Liverpool match shows Trent Alexander-Arnold conversation must change
Even for Trent Alexander-Arnold, it was a remarkably composed piece of play that stood out.
With Arsenal pushing for the opening goal during the first-half of an FA Cup tie where they were well on top at the Emirates, the ball fell to Liverpool's captain inside his own area as faced his goalkeeper, Alisson Becker.
Almost 99% of those caught up in that situation would have smashed the ball as high and as wide as possible to take the sting from the threatening Arsenal development. But then, Alexander-Arnold has never been your typical full-back.
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Instead, the Reds skipper retained possession, dribbled past Reiss Nelson and then Kai Havertz before playing out from the back with a superb left-footed ball down the line to Luis Diaz, one that perhaps should have resulted in a more menacing counter-attack for Jurgen Klopp's side.
It was sort of the measured piece of defending that sometimes has the more traditionalists wincing and bemoaning. "Get rid!" might have been the typical cry from those who continue to view the role of a full-back through the prisms of tough tackling and the concessions of throw-ins.
The second-half saw a brief return of an age-old and tiresome debate around the England international's defensive acumen as Gabriel Martinelli escaped his attention twice in quick succession before being halted by the alert and strong reactions of Ibrahima Konate, who like Alexander-Arnold, excelled at the back in Sunday's 2-0 win at the Emirates.
The post-match chatter in the BBC studio following the victory for the away side honed in on
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