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Liverpool boss Klopp admits Alexander-Arnold struggled in victory at Tottenham

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp admits Trent Alexander-Arnold struggled at times during victory at Tottenham.

The Reds gave a detailed assessment of his full-back's performance.

Asked by Sky Sports whether Alexander-Arnold had a mixed bag, he replied: “For sure. His diagonals are from a different planet, I would say. That's unbelievable and we obviously could have done with these balls even more than we did.

“It's really difficult with four at the back to defend in these games. It's only possible with support because first half it was Sessegnon then Perisic – he can cross with the left foot like he can with the right foot and he's a threat in the air as well. So that's a lot to consider as a defender.

“There's only one chance because you have to move to the ball side as well because they might pass the ball through and the next moment, bang, it's a long one.

"You have a 10-metre run-up and then you have one challenge in a pretty big space. You have to hope that the midfielder is helping you. I thought he had a really good game, but it's tricky for the full-backs."

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