Jurgen Klopp is set to unleash his Liverpool 2.0 on eight ill-fated Premier League sides

Jurgen Klopp-inspired tactical change has brought out the best in Trent Alexander-Arnold in recent games

On Monday night, Elland Road becomes the latest arena to commemorate the undeniable talent of Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Eight days after his convincing second-half performance against Premier League leaders Arsenal, the 24-year-old continued his inspired display with his best performance in a tumultuous personal campaign on Merseyside.

Although there were numerous complaints about the legality of Alexander-Arnold’s initial involvement in the Reds’ opening goal when the ball appeared to hit the right-back’s arm, there were none. 55-minute objection to the defender at Elland Road as they beat Liverpool. a stunning 6-1 win over Leeds United.

Similar to what happened at Anfield on Easter Sunday, Jurgen Klopp opted to capitalize on Alexander-Arnold’s Championship in an inverted full-back role. In doing so, the Liverpool manager saw the West Derby star stepping up in style and putting on a frantic display against Javi Gracia’s side. That Alexander-Arnold was the man to break through the Whites’ defense and ask for an assist in the first set before glossing over an emphatic away win when he loaded the ball into Darwin Nunez’s cannon , felt both for the player and appropriate for the team after this latest tactical feat.

Helped by the selflessness of Jordan Henderson and Ibrahima Konate, who covered the right flank during Alexander-Arnold’s frequent defensive absences at Elland Road, the England international is set to end the 2022/23 season on a winning note in his quarters reinvented finals. backtrack

The Reds’ No.66 excelled in both possession and out of possession and carried the mantle as Liverpool’s creative core; with the most successful passes and touches in midfield, as well as assists for Diogo Jota and Nunez at either end of a blistering performance.

In truth, Klopp’s latest tactical dice roll couldn’t come at a more opportune time for those on Merseyside, as Liverpool’s recruitment staff plan to get a midfield makeover in the summer months after having decided to leave for the time being anyway. their pursuit of longtime target Jude Bellingham.

Placed in midfield alongside Fabinho, Alexander-Arnold could prove to be Liverpool’s secret weapon for years to come as the Reds boss is tasked with building a second great Liverpool dynasty. With eight games of a troubled Premier League campaign remaining, Klopp now has the rarity of concocting such tactical adjustments with no lasting consequences between now and when Liverpool’s disastrous league campaign concludes at Southampton’s St Mary’s Stadium on May 28.

After an eight-day spell in early April in which the Reds took just two points from matches against Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal, Klopp admitted Liverpool’s chances of returning to Europe’s top flight next season remain slim.

It means that after a five-year spell in which Liverpool were unable to make major changes in the final weeks of the season due to their long hunt for domestic and European titles, Klopp has now allowed himself such a luxury with the Premier League of the club. . the campaign concluded with home games against Nottingham Forest, Fulham, Brentford and Aston Villa.

In such games, the Reds are expected to dominate possession, meaning the German will be able to critically assess Alexander-Arnold’s midfield credentials for the next six weeks before a summer of dramatic change on Merseyside.

Totteham’s trip to Anfield at the end of April – which could yet prove crucial in their hunt for European football, should results go any way in Liverpool’s right direction – is the anomaly in the remaining five at home, but the Reds manager he will still have the opportunity to evaluate the usefulness of a 3-2-2-3 in view of next season. Meanwhile, Liverpool’s latest Premier League road trips visit relegation-threatened trio West Ham United, Leicester City and Southampton. It will also prove an invaluable run of games for Alexander-Arnold, especially given his side’s disastrous form away from Anfield this season.

In fact, Liverpool hadn’t scored against a side in the bottom half of the Premier League before Monday night’s defeat, with Klopp’s men shooting blanks against Everton, Bournemouth, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Crystal Palace.

Although the next eight games may prove meaningless in the short term, they could be an invaluable first step in Jurgen Klopp’s Anfield rebuild.