Trent Alexander-Arnold endured a difficult afternoon at Anfield after being booed by Liverpool fans during the Reds’ 2-2 draw with Arsenal – and Michael Owen has now offered his verdict
Michael Owen claims Trent Alexander-Arnold will be “mortified” at being booed during what could potentially be his final Liverpool appearance. The defender received a hostile reception from supporters during Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Arsenal.
He was named on the bench but was booed after being introduced during the second-half, while most of his touches also got an angry response. Owen, who left Liverpool in 2003 for Real Madrid – a similar move that Alexander-Arnold is expected to make – has given an insight into his mindset at the time and how the fellow academy graduate could be feeling.
He said: “For his own people to boo him, it’s a big lump in your throat. 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 and I’m probably the closest person on the planet who knows what it feels like to be in Trent’s shoes. He’ll be mortified.”
He added: “Trent will leave now, it’s his second to last game, maybe his last game, there were people that booed him and you can’t get that out of your head. Despite what’s happened for the last 20 years of his life of pure adulation.
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“The one thing I remember now is I forget a lot but think they booed me at the end and it just makes you feel absolutely sick for what you did for the club.”
Alexander-Arnold has yet to speak out about the reception he received, one of his teammates has given his verdict. Andy Robertson shared his verdict, suggesting he too was uncomfortable with the booing.
“There’s a lot of emotion around it. It’s crucial in these moments that I don’t tell you how to feel and you don’t tell me how to feel about it. All I can do is tell you how I feel about it,” Robertson said.
“First of all, I’m disappointed to lose my best mate. In the game, we’ve done it all together. He’s an amazing player and person. He’s made me a better player and that comes from the bottom of my heart. He’s taken me to levels where I never knew existed. He kept pushing me through the good years. And he’s made a choice.
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“His legacy at this club is obvious there to see. The trophies he’s won, the moments he’s had in history will always be there. It’s an emotional decision.
“For Trent, it’s not been an easy one. Of course it’s not. But he’s made the decision. It’s not nice to see a friend get booed, it wasn’t nice. But as I said, we can’t tell people how to act.”
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