I feel fit and ready to play: Trent Alexander-Arnold

Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold has stated that he feels fit and ready to play, when called upon having recovered from injury. Alexander-Arnold missed England’s England 2020 campaign after sustaining a thigh issue in a pre-tournament friendly. However, he has returned to full training during the Reds’ pre-season programme. The defender believes that playing in Tuesday’s opening friendly matches against Wacker Innsbruck and VfB Stuttgart is achievable.

“I’ve been doing a lot of rehab when we were off over the summer”

“[I’m] fully pain-free. I’ve been doing a lot of rehab when we were off over the summer with the physios and the medical staff, which was good for me. I feel fit, I feel healthy and I’m back in full training now, so it’s good. It’s good for me. I’ve done quite a few sessions with the lads now, I feel fit enough to play. But the decision comes from the manager, the staff and obviously the medical staff, they need to talk and see if it’s worth the risk. If not, there’s a game on Friday as well, so whether it’s a case of a few minutes on Tuesday and play a bit more on Friday, ease me in like that, who knows? Either way, I’ll be ready to play,” said Alexander-Arnold in an interaction with Liverpoolfc.com.

“I feel fit enough to play”

“I’ve done quite a few sessions with the lads now, I feel fit enough to play. But the decision comes from the manager, the staff and obviously the medical staff, they need to talk and see if it’s worth the risk. If not, there’s a game on Friday as well, so whether it’s a case of a few minutes on Tuesday and play a bit more on Friday, ease me in like that, who knows? Either way, I’ll be ready to play.”

“If you give me the opportunity at any point to train at 100 per cent I would have taken it. But there were still things we needed to do. We needed to finish off the last stage of rehab and make sure we ticked all the boxes before we put me back in. And I think we’ve been able to do that. Now, being back in full training with the lads is good. It feels good and I feel good out there,” he added.

“We’ve got a lot of players out here”

The games against Innsbruck and Stuttgart will be played back-to-back and last 30 minutes apiece.

“We’ve got a lot of players out here, a lot of numbers so we’ve got enough players to chop and change and keep the intensity really high, which is vitally important in the early stages of pre-season. Try to get as much intensity into the legs as possible and push each other as hard as we can without going too far. So I think that’s the reason behind having the two teams and the shorter time of game: to keep it as short and intense as possible. Kind of like what we’ve been training in the last week or so.”

It will be interesting to see how quickly Trent Alexander-Arnold gets back to his best for Liverpool in the upcoming edition of the Premier League.