Liverpool were disappointing during a difficult first-half at Anfield against Manchester United.
The Reds were heavy favourites heading into the game, with 23 points and 13 places separating them in the Premier League table.
But that dominance did not show during an opening first 45 minutes in which Liverpool could not really get going.
It was certainly not all bad from the Reds, who had a few chances of their own.
Alexis Mac Allister was the standout player, but the Argentine aside, a few too many of the Liverpool squad failed to fire.
One of those was Trent Alexander-Arnold. With Real Madrid pushing to sign Alexander-Arnold the spotlight was on him on Sunday. But after watching what the Scouser served up in the first-half, Roy Keane delivered a scathing verdict.
Roy Keane slams Trent Alexander-Arnold
It has been an enormous week for Alexander-Arnold. His Liverpool career is really hanging in the balance.
Against their biggest rivals on home turf on Sunday, it was a chance for Trent to answer back in the most positive way.
However, the 26-year-old looked sluggish from the off, allowing Diogo Dalot in particular far too much room down the United left.
And speaking to Sky Sports at half-time, former United captain Keane took Alexander-Arnold to the cleaners.
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“Trent defensively has been all over the place,” slammed Keane. “It’s so easy [for United], a couple of balls over the top.”
“We talk about how good Trent is going forward, defensively today, my goodness, schoolboy stuff. They talk about him going to Real Madrid, he’s going to Tranmere Rovers after this! He’s got to do better”
Alexander-Arnold does himself no favours
Although Liverpool are still trying to keep Alexander-Arnold, he is currently not the most popular man at Anfield.
The Liverpool academy graduate is lackadaisical at the best of times, and this nonchalant attitude continued on Sunday.
As we’ve seen too many times during his Liverpool career, Alexander-Arnold let runner after runner peel away from him down the Reds right-hand side.
Keane was absolutely right, it was simply not good enough from Liverpool No.66.
On this kind of evidence, the Reds may not be much worse off if he does walk out of the exit door come the summer.
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