It's evident what's happening with Trent Alexander-Arnold - it's actually helping Liverpool man

Sunday was further proof that those who think Trent Alexander-Arnold can’t defend are talking nonsense. Trent had some major tests against Chelsea, with the Londoners having spent an awful lot of money on a succession of really good wingers.

You can’t deal with those without being able to defend. Trent did really well up against Jadon Sancho in the first half, while Sancho’s replacement Pedro Neto is a real livewire who can go beyond any Premier League full-back.

But because it is Trent, the one time it happened, people want to magnify it. Why not make more of a deal of all his good defensive moments against Chelsea?

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Both Trent and Andy Robertson had one or two moments in attack, but otherwise they didn’t venture forward as much as they would have done under Jurgen Klopp. But defensively the pair – similar to Joe Gomez late on – were excellent.

We aren’t getting to see Trent push forward as much as he would probably like, but he has to balance that up with what the manager wants from him.

It’s also evident he is having his minutes managed by the Reds boss, and that’s actually helping him.

Meanwhile, I don’t think Curtis Jones has ever had a better game for Liverpool. As with Trent, he looks like he is getting used to what the manager wants from him. And I hope this is the moment for him to kick on.

I’ve been watching Curtis since he was 16 and I know what he can do. The finish for his goal against Chelsea was unbelievably good.

He played in several positions under Klopp but it looks like on Sunday he may have found his best role.

Arsenal draw no bad thing

It’s another big week with Wednesday’s Champions League trip to RB Leipzig followed by a big Premier League clash at Arsenal on Sunday. And Arne Slot is going to need every squad member.

Injuries and illnesses are starting to bite a bit, and the sight of Diogo Jota being forced off against Chelsea is something both the player and team could do without.

The injury looks like it could be a painful one in the ribs, and may take a little time to heal properly if it’s serious.

Darwin Nunez was a handful when he came on for Jota and will need to maintain that level if he is staying in the team for a short while.

Leipzig won’t be easy, but there’s no doubt the Arsenal game is the biggest one of Liverpool’s season so far.

The Gunners could be without a number of their best players, and we simply have to take advantage of that even if we might be missing a few of our own.

We can only worry about ourselves, and if we defend as we have been all season then we will give ourselves a chance of getting a result. A draw at the Emirates would be no bad thing.