LIVERPOOL whizkid Trent Alexander-Arnold has revealed he still lives at home with his mum and brothers – as he fears the pitfalls facing well-paid young players.
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But off the pitch he is happy to keep a simple and tightly-knit home life where his family “keep a close eye” on him.The Liverpool star also praised Jurgen Klopp as an honest, straight-talking boss who has transformed his career.Alexander-Arnold told the BBC: “My mum and my brothers – it’s just a really close family.”They are against me [moving out] because I think a lot of young players move out too quickly.
Trent Alexander-Arnold celebrates reaching the Champions League final Credit: EPA
Teenager Trent Alexander-Arnold will head to Kiev with Liverpool to face Real Credit: Getty – Contributor
“They start earning decent money and you think that you can cope with things and then I think that’s when things start to go wrong.
“I think my mum and my family want to keep a close eye on me, don’t want things getting in to my head.
“So I think for the time being, until we all reach a general agreement that I have enough to move out, then I’ll be stuck here.
“Without them I definitely wouldn’t be in the place I am now.
“It was always good to be able to come home and share the good moments as well as the bad moments.
“Just to experience everything with them and see them being proud of me is unbelievable.”
Alexander-Arnold is now hoping he can break into the senior England side for Russia.
And he believes Klopp is largely the man to thank.
He said: “He is the one who gave me my chances. He was always there to give me support, still is a fatherly figure in that sense.
“[He] is a truthful person, which is an attribute that all managers should have – just tell you what you need to improve on and how you can get into the team.”
Trent Alexander-Arnold has burst onto the scene this season, becoming a regular and now first-choice player for home-town club Liverpool Credit: AP:Associated Press
“I can’t think too far ahead and have an important game [at home to Brighton] on Sunday [to secure] Champions League football for next season, which at this moment is more important than Kiev.
“But after the Brighton game, that’s when our full focus goes to Kiev.
“Lots of players are new to the Champions League including myself, so we’re not really used to playing three games in the week, but I think we’ve coped well with it.”