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Liverpool manager Klopp admits potential Alexander-Arnold midfield future

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has outlined his tactics with respect to defender Trent Alexander-Arnold.

The right-back was employed in a narrower midfield role when the team were in possession against Arsenal in the second half of their 2-2 draw at Anfield last weekend.

Klopp was questioned about whether such a role may be more permanent, or if Alexander-Arnold would revert to being a more typical full-back in future games.

He stated, per the club website: “Yeah, we have to see. It's just a possibility for us. How I said, we did that before in a lot of moments. In this game, I'm not sure how to say it, but it happened pretty much more often because we wanted it to happen more often.

“It was different to other times but it's good, it suited him. But we have to see how that fits to other games. So it's absolutely possible that sometimes we will do it and sometimes not. Yeah, that's the situation, that's all. But for him, it was good. Trent, in the second half, with the ball was super-dominant and that was obviously really helpful."

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