Jurgen Klopp has recommended Trent Alexander-Arnold‘s common position will stay as a right-back, regardless of trialling as a No. 6 this pre-season.
With Fabinho and Jordan Henderson on the transfer and the likes of Thiago, Stefan Bajcetic and Tyler Morton all injured, Klopp has been wanting midfield choices to date.
Towards each Karlsruher SC and Greuther Furth, the supervisor turned to Alexander-Arnold within the deep-lying midfield position as Conor Bradley took up duties at right-back.
Like Alexander-Arnold within the remaining video games of final season, Bradley operated between each right-back and midfield – and the 20-year-old impressed.
Sadly, an harm described by the membership as a knock dominated the Northern Irishman out of the tour of Singapore – and subsequently may see Liverpool’s No. 66 return to his pure position.
That was at all times more likely to be the case, Klopp claimed on Saturday, with the supervisor hinting that right-back will stay Alexander-Arnold’s place.
“It’s a very completely different place to the one he performed final season – or he performed for England – as a result of it’s a holding place,” Klopp stated.
“It’s important to organise rather more, there’s not one other midfielder and stuff like this.
“So we actually thought it was superb and vital factor to do on this pre-season.
“Even once we are fairly quick on the No. 6 place within the second, we nonetheless need to strive it with Trent at right-back once more.
“It was at all times clear we’ll use the pre-season for that as effectively. Then we’ll see how we are able to begin the season.”
Liverpool are pushing ahead with additional signings in the midst of the park, together with a deal for Southampton defensive midfielder Romeo Lavia.
Whereas the Reds held an open coaching session on Saturday forward of their assembly with Leicester, nevertheless, Lavia was nonetheless concerned within the Saints’ remaining pleasant of pre-season again in England.
The Premier League opener in opposition to Chelsea is simply over a fortnight away, and it could possibly be that, with the present harm scenario, a makeshift No. 6 begins at Stamford Bridge.
“The beginning is the beginning and all the remaining is the remainder of the season,” Klopp continued.
“There are various things for us to do and contemplate. However sure, Trent can play the place.
“It relies upon who’s left and proper of him, how we defend as a bunch. It’s rather more vital that we try this effectively.
“If we defend with all the opposite midfielders, plus the three up entrance, plus the final line, very well, in all probability at occasions I may play the No. 6, as a result of then there’s not a lot to do anymore.
“Too typically we depart an excessive amount of work for the No. 6, that was in different moments a little bit little bit of the issue. That’s why it’s only a common activity for us to work on.
“That’s what we’re doing after which we’ll see who performs the place.”
With no mortgage transfer anticipated, a lot may depend upon Bradley’s scenario, too, and Klopp mirrored on his harm: “With Conor it’s a disgrace, to be sincere.
“I believed Conor did very well, however issues like this occur.”
