Liverpool lining up club legend’s son to replace Trent Alexander-Arnold

A former Liverpool legend's son could be in the process of replacing Trent Alexander-Arnold one day.

Djibril Cisse was an icon at Anfield who played a key role in the club's historic triumph in Istanbul and made some other important contributions throughout his three years on Merseyside.

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This included a goal in the 2006 FA Cup final victory over West Ham and two goals in the UEFA Super Cup final as well.

Since then he has lined-up for Liverpool's legend team alongside other former stars like Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard.

For his contributions to the club during his three year spell Cisse will always be fondly remembered and it seems like his legacy at Anfield is set to continue with his son.

Prince Kobe Cisse following the footsteps of Trent Alexander-Arnold

Djibril Cisse's 16-year-old son, Prince Kobe, has been at Liverpool's academy for years. He also represents Wales at U17 international level and is thought to be a highly rated prospect.

Over the course of his career in the academy, Cisse has mainly been deployed as a forward or as an attacking winger at U16 and U15 level, just like his father.

Even last season, he mainly played in that position as well while making brief cameos for the U18s.

However, recently there has been a significant shift in the young footballer's career - a shift that mimics exactly what happened to Trent Alexander-Arnold at the same age.

When Alexander-Arnold arrived in the U18 team he was regarded as a winger or a central midfielder. This is where he had played most of his minutes at the time.

But he was ultimately transitioned to play as a right-back, which is exactly what young Cisse has been tasked with doing as well.

He's played the last three U18 games as a right-back and has also represented his country coming on as a right-back in November against Italy in an U17 UEFA European Championship qualifier.

It's an interesting role switch considering Alexander-Arnold's uncertain future at Anfield. Liverpool will hope he will stay put. However, in the long-term if Cisse follows the same path he could be an astute successor.

In the games he's played at right-back so far, he's definitely caught the eye. As per Wyscout, in his first start in the role for the U18s in a 4-2 win over Wolves, Cisse won 13 out of his 15 defensive duels, made four interceptions and seven recoveries.

He's clearly got the the defensive prowess to succeed in that role based on those numbers and the attacking side of his game should come naturally given where he has played in the past.

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