If an embattled Trent Alexander-Arnold was to personally request someone to defend his corner, there are few better equipped to do so than Virgil van Dijk.
Alexander-Arnold is currently in the eye of the media storm, with much of the focus unfairly shifting solely on to the right-back after a sluggish start from Liverpool to their 2022/23 campaign. The attention was significantly ramped up during the international break when England boss Gareth Southgate declined the chance to utilise the Reds defender in either of their Nations League Matches with Italy and Germany.
It leaves his chances of a seat on the plane to Qatar for November's World Cup looking slim and the eyeballs were once again trained on Alexander-Arnold at the top of the week when Gary Neville dedicated a portion of Sky Sports' Monday Night Football coverage to the topic of the 23-year-old's defensive frailties.
