The right-back is being reinvented as a quarterback but there was no need to alter part of Trent Alexander-Arnold’s game. An unconventional full-back is part midfielder now but the Merseysider has long been Liverpool’s set-piece specialist.
That ability can be invaluable, regardless of his starting position, and, along with Nottingham Forest’s ineptitude at defending from dead-ball situations, proved decisive. Forest had equalised for the second time when Alexander-Arnold whipped in a free kick, Mohamed Salah escaped from Remo Freuler and touched in his 27th goal of the season.
