Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says he turned off his tv when he heard supporters booing Trent Alexander-Arnold.
The 26-year-old defender is leaving the membership on the finish of the season and is anticipated to hitch Actual Madrid.
Alexander-Arnold arrived on the membership aged six and was a key element in Liverpool’s success beneath German Klopp, which included a primary league title in 30 years in 2019-20.
Nonetheless after saying his choice to not signal a brand new contract, some followers turned in opposition to the participant and a few booed him when he got here off the substitutes bench in opposition to Arsenal earlier this month.
Talking at a fundraising occasion for the LFC Basis on Friday, the place he introduced alongside a signed Alexander-Arnold shirt to public sale, the ex-manager mentioned supporters have been “incorrect” to boo and launched a passionate defence of the England full-back.
“I do not need to inform you what it’s a must to suppose. I can inform you what you suppose is incorrect,” Klopp mentioned.
“I do not inform you you shouldn’t be indignant, you shouldn’t be upset, I inform you do not overlook. This membership would not overlook.
“I watched the sport when he got here on and I heard the booing. I switched the telly [television] off. Actually, I couldn’t have been extra upset at this second.”
And he highlighted the Liverpool-born participant’s dedication to the membership throughout Klopp’s spell as supervisor.
“I used to be there. I can inform you, this boy he gave completely the whole lot,” he mentioned.
