Arnold, Mo Salah and Virgil van Dijk will all see their contracts expire in the summer, with Arne Slot insisting he is in regular contract with the three

Liverpool manager Arne Slot has laid out the demands he set for Trent Alexander-Arnold at the start of the season, and singled out Ryan Gravenberch for praise.

Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold are playing more freely than ever before under Arne Slot and this is why.

Liverpool are aware that some of their top stars could soon be on their way out of Anfield, with Mohamed Salah increasingly linked with a move away - while Real Madrid are interested in Trent Alexande

One could argue the contract uncertainty surrounding key trio Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk is one minor negative. But then, you could also argue that the club is futureproofing in the knowledge that two of them are well into their thirties and the other seems almost certain to head abroad.

Arne Slot has named two Liverpool players he "rates higher" than Trent Alexander-Arnold in central areas of the pitch.

Indeed, according to Slot, Alexander-Arnold is a brilliant defender, but, at times, he can lack effort, and he pointed towards the Manchester United game as an example of that. Slot spoke about Alexander-Arnold and his defensive abilities.

Speaking with BBC Sport, our head coach stated: “Liverpool should always be competing for a league title, we should always be competing for the Champions League. I’m hoping I will be able to keep the club at that level.

The Hungarian's outstanding goal on Saturday made a few more onlookers sit up and take notice of his performances in Slot's system this season.

Former Liverpool winger Jermaine Pennant says Real Madrid might be too good an opportunity for Trent Alexander-Arnold to turn down.Pennant spent three years at Liverpool between 2006 and 2009 and was

Nobody can possibly have had his late double against Brentford in the script – least of all Arne Slot, who admitted this week that ... in the title race until the Uruguayan slotted in Trent Alexander-Arnold’s 91st-minute cross, before lashing in ...

Liverpool face an anxious end to the season on the contract front with Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold all nearing the end of their deals.Arguably the club’s three most