Trent Alexander-Arnold’s emotional response confirms he’s STAYING at Liverpool

It just had to be him. There simply could not be anyone else.

When Liverpool needed someone to deliver, it could only be the club's boyhood vice captain. The man who had grown up around Merseyside, who had spent the vast majority of his life at Liverpool.

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Only Trent Alexander-Arnold can fathom what that goal against Leicester City really means for Liverpool fans. This wasn't just a goal. This was quite possible the goal. The one that puts Liverpool within a touching distance of the Premier League title.

A Premier League title that will secure Liverpool's 20th in England and restore parity with Manchester United.

Alexander-Arnold will know better than most what that means. He grew up in Liverpool when the Reds watched United in their golden era.

When it seemed like Liverpool were never going to catch-up with the machine that was Sir Alex Ferguson. But now the tables have turned and Alexander-Arnold has played a massive role in overturning the club's fortunes.

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He's been there through all of it. Through that first Champions League final in Kyiv. Through the victory in Madrid. The covid stricken times, the euphoria of that league title after 30 years. The misery of Jurgen Klopp's farewell. And now this.

This is something special.

And you could tell from Alexander-Arnold celebration. He's never quite celebrated a goal like this.

The shirt off. The way he ran straight to the away fans. This is what Liverpool mean when the club's slogan said: This means more.

Alexander-Arnold sums it up brilliantly. The passion he showed demonstrates just how much this really means to everyone associated with Liverpool.

That wasn't just a celebration for scoring a winning goal that will give Liverpool the title. That was a celebration borne out of years of waiting and waiting for a moment like this.

All of that emotion came gushing out of Alexander-Arnold, the tension loosening from his body.

Amid so much uncertainty around this future, forget Real Madrid. Forget all the rumours and speculation. Alexander-Arnold confirmed with that celebration he is going nowhere.

Because how could he?

How could you leave a club like this behind. A club that gave him everything. That means this much.

There is no way. This was his moment. This was his way of showing to the supporters where his head and his heart really lies. And there is only one place that has a pull of his heartstrings - it's Liverpool.

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So, just forget it Real Madrid. Alexander-Arnold is going nowhere.