Jurgen Klopp has been keen to take the onus off his in-the-spotlight right-back as Liverpool prepare to take on Real Madrid, but Trent Alexander-Arnold's performance on Tuesday night could determine his club's chances of European glory.
The England international, 24, must put the memory of last season's Champions League final behind him as he renews his rivalry with Vinicius Junior. The Brazilian, 22, ghosted into the box and scored the winner in Paris after a brilliant cross from Federico Valverde to secure a 14th continental crown for Los Blancos.
Alexander-Arnold was seemingly oblivious to Vinicius' cunning movement - and it was not the first time the Selecao star had got the better of him. Back in the 2020/21 season, when Liverpool were in dismal form in the Premier League but reached the Champions League quarter-finals, Vinicius tormented the boyhood red with an electric, two-goal performance from the left wing.
