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Liverpool manager Arne Slot says he recognises patterns in the goals his side concede – but they are not down to right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold.<\/b><\/p>\n
Alexander-Arnold was heavily criticised following the Reds being held to a 2-2 draw by Manchester United<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n United scored their first through Lisandro Martinez with an attack down Liverpool’s right and their second came from Amad Diallo converting a cross from the right.<\/p>\n According to football statisticians Opta, Liverpool’s opponents are having 44% of their touches in the left third in the attacking areas – this would be Liverpool’s right-hand side – which is the highest ratio in the Premier League.<\/p>\n The percentage of opposition chances from Liverpool’s right is 35.7% while it is 38.1% from the middle third and 26.2% from the Reds’ left.<\/p>\n “I do see a certain pattern in the goals we concede but I don’t see the pattern if it is about Trent. Not at all,” said Slot.<\/p>\n “Trent has had one difficult game for us [in Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Manchester United at Anfield] and maybe a few that were OK to good. Mainly, he has had great games when he played for us this season.”<\/p>\n Alexander-Arnold, who is out of contract in the summer and has been linked with a move to Real Madrid, came on as a substitute after an hour in the first leg of Liverpool’s Carabao Cup semi-final at Tottenham. <\/p>\n The England international had a shot cleared off the line in a game the Reds lost 1-0<\/a>.<\/p>\n “I know there is a lot of focus on him at the moment but I would also like to highlight the focus on how well he did when he came on in the last half hour [against Tottenham in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday] and how our fans reacted to him. That is what pleased me even more during that game.”<\/p>\n