Trent Alexander-Arnold blown away by first Arne Slot meeting after expexting the worst

Trent Alexander-Arnold braced himself for criticism from , expecting the head coach to label him a 'terrible defender'.

However, when called into Slot's office after training in pre-season. The Reds vice-captain, whose Anfield future is up in the air with his contract expiring next summer amidst Real Madrid rumors, remains unfazed on the pitch.

Recently featuring in LFC's Christmas retail campaign with TV chef and fan Simon Rimmer, Alexander-Arnold shared his impressions of Slot with Rimmer, who discussed it on on Radio X with Toby Tarrant.

"I've been part of LFC's Christmas retail campaign this year, and I was chatting to Trent Alexander-Arnold," said Rimmer. "So I said to Trent, 'What do you think of him (Slot)?' And he said, 'Right, so, second week that we're there, he says to me in training, 'Can I have a word with you after training, Trent?'

"He goes, 'Here we go – this is when I'm going to get told I'm a terrible defender, blah blah blah.' And he goes, 'I've got a few video clips you should look at.'

"He goes, 'Here we go, here's where Anthony Gordon's roasting me, here's where such and such is roasting me.' And he said, 'He's got 50 clips of me in training, and he said, 'This is a really good position – if you turn your body eight degrees to the right, you've got a better chance of making a strong tackle than the way you stand at the moment.'

Trent said 'I was just blown away; it was all positive.' And he said, 'Look, I get it. I completely get it.'"

Trent said 'I was just blown away; it was all positive.' And he said, 'Look, I get it. I completely get it.' All the players love him. Isn't that ace? Isn't that brilliant? "