Arnold, Mo Salah and Virgil van Dijk will all see their contracts expire in the summer, with Arne Slot insisting he is in regular contract with the three

Liverpool manager Arne Slot has laid out the demands he set for Trent Alexander-Arnold at the start of the season, and singled out Ryan Gravenberch for praise.

Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold are playing more freely than ever before under Arne Slot and this is why.

Liverpool are aware that some of their top stars could soon be on their way out of Anfield, with Mohamed Salah increasingly linked with a move away - while Real Madrid are interested in Trent Alexande

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot wants Mohamed Salah to extend his contract with the Premier League leaders and has spoken to him, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold about their futures.

One could argue the contract uncertainty surrounding key trio Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk is one minor negative. But then, you could also argue that the club is futureproofing in the knowledge that two of them are well into their thirties and the other seems almost certain to head abroad.

Indeed, according to Slot, Alexander-Arnold is a brilliant defender, but, at times, he can lack effort, and he pointed towards the Manchester United game as an example of that. Slot spoke about Alexander-Arnold and his defensive abilities.

Arne Slot has named two Liverpool players he "rates higher" than Trent Alexander-Arnold in central areas of the pitch.

The Hungarian's outstanding goal on Saturday made a few more onlookers sit up and take notice of his performances in Slot's system this season.

Speaking with BBC Sport, our head coach stated: “Liverpool should always be competing for a league title, we should always be competing for the Champions League. I’m hoping I will be able to keep the club at that level.

Nobody can possibly have had his late double against Brentford in the script – least of all Arne Slot, who admitted this week that ... in the title race until the Uruguayan slotted in Trent Alexander-Arnold’s 91st-minute cross, before lashing in ...

Liverpool remain in negotiations over a new contract for Trent Alexander-Arnold, despite reports in Spain claiming the England international has agreed to join Real Madrid, journalist Ben Jacobs has exclusively told GIVEMESPORT.