Trent Alexander-Arnold has now revealed the reason behind Virgil van Dijk’s annoyance towards his Liverpool teammate following their 4-3 victory against Fulham.
The Reds defeated the west London team with two thrilling goals, and the England international scored an unofficial brace, including the game’s last goal. The victory gave them all three points.
Naturally, Alexander-Arnold was the game’s MVP. He gave Liverpool’s offense one of its best showings of the year, building on his heroics against Manchester City.
And speaking to LFCTV GO, the defender has now admitted that Van Dijk is mad at him for making him do a knee slide celebration, causing the Dutch centre-back to get cuts on his knees.
Alexander-Arnold said on his teammate’s bruises: “Nah! See that’s why I didn’t knee slide. He has cuts on his knees now because he said it’s the first time he’s done a knee slide.
“For someone like him who is very calm and composed to be doing a knee slide when he’s not even the one who scored just showed how much it meant to the team. It was massively important to get the win we needed to stay where we need to and keep pushing, we have a big week ahead of us.”
Virgil van Dijk can’t be blamed for celebrating Trent Alexander-Arnold’s heroics
And Alexander-Arnold did just that on Sunday, with the right-back’s winning goal one of the defender’s best in his already impressive arsenal of Premier League goals.
Although Van Dijk’s knees might not forgive the England international, the small sacrifice is worth it to show off his passion for Liverpool and his love for Alexander-Arnold.
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