Slot 'understands' Alexander-Arnold frustration after being subbed off

Liverpool boss Arne Slot explains why he took Trent Alexander-Arnold off in the 72nd minute against Brentford

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00:00Trent was one of many players who played well for today,

00:02but he didn't look particularly happy in Soto Chino,

00:06if you can get a chat with him about that, just to sort of explain.

00:08He didn't look that happy after being taken off, you mean?

00:11Yes.

00:12I understand, not every player wants to play 90 minutes,

00:15but I don't think the players that were on the bench from the start

00:18were really happy with the choice I made.

00:22But Trent came back from the national team,

00:25where in the beginning of the tournament he played quite a lot,

00:27then he didn't, had a few weeks off, came back, it's only his third game,

00:32and we have to take care of him as well,

00:35because we need him for the whole season and not only for the first two games.

00:38And the good thing for me is that I have a very good back-up as well with Conor,

00:44so that means we are taking care of him, of Trent.

00:49But he played a good game, that's also what I saw.