‘Not nice' to hear Alexander-Arnold booed by Liverpool fans: Robertson
Trent Alexander-Arnold was booed by Liverpool fans during Sunday's 2-2 draw against Arsenal as Andrew Robertson admitted it was 'not nice' to hear the jeers for his team-mate in his first appearance since announcing he will leave the champions at the end of this season.
Liverpool right-back Alexander-Arnold confirmed his impending exit last Monday ahead of a widely-expected move to Real Madrid.
In his first game in front of Liver - pool's fans at An field since his decision to quit his boyhood club, the Merseyside-born England star was subjected to audible jeers as he was introduced as a 67th-minute substitute against Arsenal.
There were also some cheers f o r the 26-year-old product of Liverpool's youth academy, who has won two Premier League titles and the Champions League with the Reds. But he was booed several times while in possession in the second half as Arsenal fought back from two goals down des p i t e fin - ishing with 10 men after Mikel Merino's late dismissal.
Liverpool manager Arne Slot had said prior to the game he would not tell supporters how they should react to the player's announcement.
Slot dropped Alexander-Arnold from his line-up as he looked to the future by starting with 21-year-old Conor Bradley.
The highly-rated Northern Irishman is viewed as the natural successor to Alexander-Arnold and the crowd sang his name during the game.
'There's a lot of emotion around it,' Robertson said of the taunts for Alexander-Arnold.
' For Trent , it's not been an easy one. Of course it's not. But he's made the decision.
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