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  1. Newcastle will be 'tough game' - Arteta

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    Over at Arsenal, the runners-up spot in the Premier League and Champions League football for next season is still up for grabs and Sunday's match at the Emirates sees the Gunners in second take on third-placed Newcastle, with just two points separating the two sides with two games to go - that's a lot of twos.

    "I have full trust in all my players and we have full clarity in what we want to do." Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta told BBC Radio 5 Live when asked about the fixture.

    "It will be a tough game and we want to secure the Champions League and the second spot as well. It is a big opportunity."

    That game against Newcastle is Sunday, 18 May, followed by an away fixture at already relegated Southampton on the final day of the season on 25 May.

  2. He might have to wait until he's old enough to play in the legends game, Bob, like we saw with Fernando Torres. The former Spain striker broke a lot of hearts when he left Liverpool for Chelsea in 2011 but he's had a warm reception at Anfield when he's featured in the charity match in recent years.

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    Think the Trent booing is because the move away is still raw with some of the fans. I'll bet that if Trent walked out on that pitch in a few years time, he would probably get a standing ovation.

    Bob, Man Utd fan

    I'm not so sure Trent will get a standing ovation if he returns in a Real Madrid shirt, Bob...

  4. Shades of McManaman move in 1999?

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    The original of the genre, though, is Steve McManaman. He left for the Bernabeu in 1999 on a free transfer.

    The attacking midfielder was arguably Liverpool's best player at the time and as seems to be the case with Trent Alexander-Arnold it's the fact that he went for nothing that affected his standing among Reds' fans.

    Perhaps the big difference between Alexander-Arnold and both Michael Owen and McManaman is that the former is going with Liverpool in a great position to challenge for major trophies over the next few years.

    That wasn't necessarily the case in 1999 or 2004.

  5. Alexander-Arnold treatment more Owen than Alonso?

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    Of course, Trent Alexander-Arnold is not the first player to leave Liverpool at the peak of his powers.

    He's not even the first to leave for Real Madrid.

    When Xabi Alonso moved to Madrid for £30m in 2009, there was some degree of understanding from Liverpool supporters - not least because the club had actively tried to sell him the previous summer to make space for Gareth Barry.

    But when Michael Owen left days before the start of the 2004-05 campaign for a mere £8m plus Antonio Nunez, having run his contract down to its final year, there was rather less sympathy.

    That Owen went on to play for Liverpool's great rivals Manchester United only made sure that any good will among supports vanished.

    He was unsurprisingly booed relentlessly when he returned to Anfield with United - a move to Old Trafford proving to be a good way to mar a Liverpool career that saw him score 158 goals in 297 games.

  6. Alexander-Arnold 'will be mortified' - Owen

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    Michael Owen was on punditry duty for the Premier League broadcast yesterday and gave his thoughts on the Trent Alexander-Arnold booing.

    "For his own people to boo him, it's a big lump in your throat," said Owen.

    "I remember sitting in the players' lounge after playing against Liverpool for Newcastle, parents, myself, all in floods of tears because I'd just been booed by my own people - and I struggle to comprehend it nowadays.

    "I'm probably the closest person on the planet who knows exactly what it feels like to be in Trent's shoes now. He'll be mortified."

  7. Get Involved - 'Trent led fans to believe he'd be there for the rest of his career'

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    If you 'don’t get all the Trent hate' then you’re either naive, not a genuine football fan or you just want to wind opposition fans up. How often at the top level does a true 'one of your own' come through, and how often does that happen at a time when your team is at the top level of the game? Liverpool are winning trophies almost every season. Trent has led fans to believe that he’s going to be there for the rest of his career and gone as far to talk about his aspirations to be a captain. He’s lived off of this, every mistake he made we forgave and supported him through it, we argued every Monday with rival fans all because he was one of our own. Turns out he pulled the wool over our eyes. We have every right to feel the way we do and how we choose to show that is up to us. We’re not abusing him, we’re not threatening him, we’re simply showing him how we feel and he should expect nothing less.

    Tyler

  8. Get Involved - 'Other teams have booed players'

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    I was at the game yesterday and i along with my mates didn't boo Trent. However is it fair to try and single out Liverpool or imply this is something we haven't seen before? Zirkzee left the pitch In tears at old Trafford, Xhaka ironically applauding Arsenal fans who jeered him, Trippier confronting Newcastle fans last season, Rooney jeered and abused at OT while fans demonstrated outside his house on the strength of a rumour he might leave. And don't get me started on Spurs and Everton fans who are permanently hoarse from booing at the end of pretty much every game for the past 30 years.

    Chris, Liverpool

  9. 'His legacy will always be there'

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    Liverpool full-back Andy Robertson, told Sky Sports it was "not nice" to hear the boos for Trent Alexander-Arnold.

    "You can't tell people how to feel," he added. "That's how I feel about it and I'm not going to tell anyone else how to feel about it.

    "Disappointed to lose a good friend, he's an amazing player and an amazing person. He has pushed me through and made me a better player. His legacy will always be there, he's done so much for this club.

    "He will be missed for me as one of my best friends in the game. We've done it all together. He's took me to levels I never knew existed. It hasn't been an easy one for Trent but he has made the decision."

  10. Anon - you've given us food for thought on this sunny Monday. Is the knock on the door from Real Madrid just too tempting an offer for a player to turn down?

  11. Get Involved - 'Liverpool not same standard as Real Madrid'

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    I don’t get all the Trent hate. Liverpool are not in the same standard of club as Real Madrid. Real Madrid are the number one club in the world. It’s not like he’s left them for a club in the same level. I would understand it more if he left for Chelsea or City but who can compete with Madrid?

    Anon

  12. When will Alexander-Arnold make his move?

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    There has been no official word from Trent Alexander-Arnold's camp as to when he will make his move but Real Madrid are aiming to complete his signing before the start of the Club World Cup.

    His contract with Liverpool expires on 30 June but the Club World Cup begins 16 days earlier.

    It is understood the Spanish club are considering an offer of about £850,000 to release Alexander-Arnold early from his deal.

    It has also been suggested Real might be willing to pay the wages Liverpool owe Alexander-Arnold as they seek a solution.

  13. Get Involved - 'To leave for free is wrong'

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    The idea TAA has done nothing wrong is fundamentally wrong. He is a legend and did so much but he also let his contract run down to leave for nothing. Others like Kane did not and allowed their team the opportunity to get money to replace them. To leave for free when you're one of the most valuable players IS wrong.

    Alex, Brighton

  14. Hmmm... could you see a situation where Trent Alexander-Arnold returns to Liverpool when he is 29 or 30? He turns 27 in October, so that wouldn't really give him long at Real Madrid.

  15. 'What's to say he won't come back to Liverpool'

    Jay Bothroyd
    Former Premier League striker on BBC Radio 5 Live

    I think it's bad he was booed. He's won everything. He went out on a high, he's 26-years-old. What's to say he wouldn't go away, win something at Real Madrid and then come back to Liverpool at 29 or 30 years old? That's why I found it really surprising that the fans would do that.

  16. Will trophy lift be awkward?

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    Liverpool have an away trip to Brighton on 19 May before their final Premier League game of the season at home to Crystal Palace on 25 May, when the Reds will be handed the trophy in front of a packed Anfield.

    When Arne Slot's side were crowned champions last month, Trent Alexander-Arnold soaked up the adulation of the Kop as he was roundly celebrated by the supporters.

    But that was before he announced he was leaving.

    Now the title lift and open-top bus parade the following day (26 May) have a slightly different feel to them. Will his name be sung as loudly again?

  17. Get Involved - 'It was a conscious decision to wind the contract down'

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    Right or wrong, the supporters have the right to their opinion. Trent knew for 2 years when he was offered a contract that he was going. It was a conscious decision on his part to wind down he contract. To the supporters he's done the dirty on the club that invested in him. Only a small number of kids actually make it to become professional footballers, he was one of the chosen few, the club nurtured and invested in him and then paid him handsomely. He in turn threw that back in the face of the club and supporters. I don't begrudge him going and I wouldn't boo him myself but I'm disappointed he decided to do the club and the supporters dirty like this!! At least Kane and Grealish got fees for their clubs to return the investment in them.

    Dave, Liverpool

  18. Monday's football stories - what's happening?

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  19. 'Not many footballers turn Real Madrid down'

    Stephen Kelly
    Former Fulham defender on BBC Radio 5 Live

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    Being a Tottenham fan and seeing what Kane did, he's still adored. The club wasn't offering him trophies and it was his right to go and get them somewhere else, but Trent has won everything at Liverpool. There's nothing else he can do for that club. The opportunity to go and play for Real Madrid, there's not many footballers that would turn that down.

  20. Get Involved - 'He could have been immortalised'

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    Regarding Trent, all this '20 years of service' as though it's charity football. He's been getting close to 200 grand a week. I'm pretty sure every other top Premier League team would give the same reaction in the same boat. He could have been immortalised like the greats that came before him but chose his own ego and 'brand'.

    Sean, Liverpool