Liverpool Fans Attack Defender on Social Media for Disappointing West Ham Performance

It was the dream start to Liverpool'sPremier League campaign on Sunday. A comfortable 4-0 win against West Ham saw both Mohamed Salah and Daniel Sturridge get

It was the dream start to Liverpool'sPremier League campaign on Sunday. A comfortable 4-0 win against West Ham saw both Mohamed Salah and Daniel Sturridge get off the mark, whilst Sadio Mane netted a brace.

However, a small group of Reds fans appear to have turned on one of their own. Trent Alexander-Arnold was integral in Liverpool's road to the Champions League Final last season, but he has come under criticism from some Liverpool fans for what they saw as a disappointing start to the season.

Here's what they had to say.

I think we’ll definitely see Clyne take over from TAA sometime in the second half, Trent’s final ball has be awful and he’s on a booking #lfc #YNWA #LIVWHU

— Ollie ⚽️🍻 (@ollie_olly_olly) August 12, 2018

Underrated/Unnoticed things(2nd half):

• Gomez' pass to Milner(62mins).
• WE GOT THE RUB OF THE GREEN(for once😆).
• Sub of the week - D. Studge.
• TAA did slack quite a lot during the game. Needs to buck up when defending.
• Hendo's pass to Robbo(89 mins).
• A Win#lfc

— Äamir Bakshi (@Madred1988) August 12, 2018

Few thoughts on the game;

1. Keita was exceptional. He has fitted in to the #LFC midfield like a duck to water.

2. Nit picking but thought TAA was caught out of position a few times today & at times for me gave the ball away too easily

— Aaron Cawley (@AaronCawley81) August 12, 2018

Young TAA was frustrating today ..you could see his rustiness after a late start to his preseason but his brilliant pass into keita was something Clyne can’t offer hence the reason he will be klopps number one rb imo ..#LFC

— Grizz Khan (@GrizzKhan) August 12, 2018

TAA better remember Clyne is back.

Keita's confidence is tasty.

Felipe Anderson is being underutilized (Good thing). #LIVWHU #LFC

— RIJI (@rijiriji) August 12, 2018

TAA looks very suspect today. Even nervous. #LFC

— دَاوُوْد (@TloubatlaDavid) August 12, 2018

TAA has been so poor this far, neither his crosses are good nor he covering and overlapping well. Needs to compose himself.#LFC #LIVWHU

— LFC for Life ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (@roy_aniket) August 12, 2018

Alexander-Arnold was far from Liverpool's best player against West Ham, nor was it his finest performance in a red shirt, but the England international in no way had a poor performance against West Ham

He recorded a passing accuracy of 84% and was also instrumental in Liverpool's first goal playing a key pass to Naby Keita which helped set-up Liverpool's first goal. 

Many fans criticised his crossing and although there were a few misplaced crosses, the thought behind them was correct and they contributed to pushing West Ham closer to their own goal and kept the Hammers' defence on their toes.

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The idea of picking Nathaniel Clyne ahead of Alexander-Arnold appears to be a massive step back. Clyne offers very little coming forward, whereas if Jurgen Klopp persists with picking Alexander-Arnold then he will only continue to get better and better.

It's worth noting that not all Liverpool fans believed that Alexander-Arnold had a stinker, with many coming out in praise of the right back, who is still only 19 years old.