Sri Lanka will host the Under-19 Asia Cup between December 8 and 22, Sri Lanka Cricket has announced
ESPNcricinfo staff25-Sep-2016Sri Lanka will host the Under-19 Asia Cup between December 8 and 22, Sri Lanka Cricket has announced.After a meeting of the SLC’s executive committee on September 24, the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium in Hambantota, the Galle International Cricket Stadium and Matara Uyanwatte Stadium were approved as venues for the tournament. The tournament itinerary and other details will be decided in due course.The committee further approved the appointment of Thusith Perera, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) general manager, as the event director, while Sultan Rana, the ACC’s events manager, will serve in the same role for the U-19 tournament.
David Miller’s third ODI hundred helped South Africa pull off the second-highest chase of all time and seal the series against Australia with two matches to spare
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By the Numbers: South Africa’s second-highest successful chase
David Miller’s third ODI hundred helped South Africa pull off the second-highest chase of all time and seal the series against Australia with two matches to spare. Miller has chosen not to play his domestic cricket at the Durban-based Dolphins this summer but thrilled his former home crowd during the highest successful chase at Kingsmead with a heroic knock that will become the stuff of legend.In the 31st over, with Miller on 26 and South Africa needing to score at more than eight runs an over, he tweaked a groin muscle running between the wickets. At the start of the next over, South Africa lost their fifth wicket and their last specialist batsmen when JP Duminy holed out. They were 217 for 5 and victory was 155 runs away. But Miller dug deep and along with another local lad, Andile Phehlukwayo, with whom he put on 107 off 70 balls for the seventh-wicket, took South Africa home.Miller’s innings completely overshadowed Australia’s efforts. David Warner and Steven Smith notched up a century each to build on an opening stand of 110 in 13 overs. Australia plundered 71 runs off the last five overs to post what they would have thought was a match-winning score. The truth is that they should have put on more. Australia went quiet in the middle period and managed just 67 runs between the 14th and 28th over, at a rate of under five.Imran Tahir controlled the squeeze but was assisted by Dwaine Pretorius, Phehlukwayo and Duminy, who all understood that pace off the ball would be the most effective. Australia’s inexperienced attack, which has been their Achilles heel throughout the tour, could not copy that. Mitchell Marsh was their most economical bowler while the spinners, Adam Zampa and Travis Head, conceded 83 runs in 10 overs between them. That was less than Dale Steyn, who leaked 96 runs to hold the unenviable record of the most expensive effort by a South African bowler in ODIs. But Steyn won’t mind after the batsmen bludgeoned the bowlers’ blues away.South Africa’s chase was set up by Hashim Amla, who underlined his return to the side with a quickfire 45 that included nine fours in a rare display of power-hitting from the master of finesse, and Quinton de Kock, who topped up on his Centurion hundred with 70 off 49 balls. But they lost 3 for 39 when Faf du Plessis, de Kock and Rilee Rossouw were dismissed in the space of 39 balls and although they had kept up with the required run rate, it seemed Australia had taken control.Duminy and Miller saw off three boundary-less overs and the match seemed to be drifting to the inevitable but then Miller changed his tone. He took 15 runs off Zampa, including a six and two fours – a flat sweep over midwicket for six and fours on either side down the ground – to hint that South Africa were still in the hunt.Three more boundary-less overs followed and then Duminy was dismissed and responsibility fell on Miller. He survived a review in the 34th over, on 40, when Matthew Wade was convinced Miller had edged John Hastings behind but Snicko did not agree. That gave Miller the rare opportunity to spend a lengthy period of time in the middle and made full use of it, despite his injury.Miller pulled with power and timed the ball well. Even when he lost Pretorius to a leading edge, after a stand of 48 in 6.3 overs, he found the perfect partner in Phehlukwayo, who should have been dismissed from his first ball. Chris Tremain appealed for a caught behind but umpire Adrian Holdstock did not hear the edge. Australia had used their review so could not refer it upstairs but if they had been able to, replays showed Phehlukwayo would have been out. If he felt guilty, it did not show. His response was to flick Mitchell Marsh off his pads to allow South Africa to enter the last 10 overs needing 88 runs to win.On 71 off 54 balls, Miller was the man in charge and ushered Phehlukwayo through strike rotation while scoring boundaries seemingly at will. When Australia decided to pitch it up, Miller got underneath full deliveries and swung hard. He reached his hundred off 69 balls when he whacked a short-of-a-length delivery behind square on the leg side but the best was yet to come. As the 47th over came to an end, Miller sent Daniel Worrall on to the grandstand roof and out of the ground with the biggest of his six sixes.South Africa needed 24 runs of the last three overs, 17 off the last two and thanks to Phehlulwayo’s ten in the penultimate over, just three off the final over. Phehlukwayo hit the winning runs, with four balls remaining, to leave Australia stunned.After Warner’s eighth hundred – and fourth in 2016 alone, which makes this year his most successful in the format – and Smith’s shifting gears to go from 16 off 31 balls to a hundred off 104 balls, they would have thought they had done enough. But, on batsmen-friendly surfaces throughout the country, South Africa have showed that enough is a relative concept. In so doing, they won their first bilateral series against Australia since 2009 and their first ODI in five meetings against Australia at Kingsmead, dating back 2000.
The back of Andre Russell’s Nottinghamshire shirt announced him as Dre Rus, the Jamaican rapper, but it was in his cricketing not his musical, guise that he made an impact that could transform Nottinghamshire’s season
David Hopps18-Jun-2016 ScorecardAndre Russell was in uninhibited mood as he returned to Worcester•Getty ImagesThe back of Andre Russell’s Nottinghamshire shirt announced him as Dre Rus, the Jamaican rapper, but it was in his cricketing, not his musical guise that he made an impact that could transform Nottinghamshire’s season.What hip hop there was against Worcestershire came in the form of a limp because of a mild leg strain, but his destructive hitting remained unaffected as his 41 from 25 balls, in a sixth-wicket stand of 64 with Dan Christian, transformed a tricky Nottinghamshire chase into a four-wicket win with seven balls to spare.At both Sydney Thunder and with the West Indies in World T20 in recent months, Russell has emerged victorious. Nottinghamshire will hope his brief, four-game stay also rubs off, although they will soon have to prosper without him: he has only one more match before heading to the Caribbean Premier League. For the first two, he has just watched it rain, and has spent his time swimming and staying in the warm.Nottinghamshire were desperate for a change of fortune in a season that had brought only one win and two abandonments from their first five games. To overcome an impressive Worcestershire side, and prevent them from returning to the top of North Group in the process, was an indication of better times ahead, second-bottom turned into fourth in the space of a few mighty blows.A grabby pitch after another wet week meant boundary hitting was a challenging task, but Russell has experience of this ground in 2013 and he produced two of the biggest sixes seen at New Road in recent years, one flying close to the hotel at long-on (nearly a collector’s item of a brutal blow clearing a brutalist building) and another when he sprang from an even lower crouch than normal and jack-in-the-boxed Joe Leach over the new pavilion behind square and across the car park towards the adjacent cricket ground.”Strength man, strength,” was how he explained it. When he struck the sixes, they played his songs and, on one occasion, he did a little dance, his sport and his music coming together in satisfying fashion. There was a third six with the battle won, off Moeen Ali, which threatened a burger van. He has come a long way since he first came to Worcestershire’s attention while playing for Barnard Green CC down the road in the Malvern Hills.”I haven’t played any cricket for the past four weeks,” Russell said. “My body is used to ‘keep going, keep going’. Coming here and playing tonight, it was a bit tough but I’m happy to be back on the park.”Christian possesses prodigious strength, too, and he was a redoubtable ally in making an unbeaten 53 from 39 balls. At 95 for 5 from 11.2 overs, requiring 165, Nottinghamshire had just lost two wickets in two balls to the leg-spin of Brett D’Oliveira, both of them bowled, Samit Patel charging and missing a googly by a distance, Greg Smith virtually transfixed.Nottinghamshire’s opening pair, Michael Lumb and Riki Wessels, also carried obvious danger. They have been in potent form in 50-overs cricket – Lumb making back-to-back hundreds in the Royal London Cup as Nottinghamshire passed 400 on each occasion, including a record run glut against Northamptonshire.Joe Clarke’s right-handed catch above his head at extra cover silenced Lumb as he tried to drill Leach overt the off side, was just that. Wessels was down to Moeen, who had him caught at long on for 36.By then, Alex Hales had departed, too. England players rarely appear in county T20 and when they do they are often ill prepared for the task. Hales was an example of that, having had one white-ball net all season in a summer where his emphasis has been to devise a successful batting approach for Test cricket, a task satisfactorily addressed. He mullered Ed Barnard for one boundary, but fell for 4 in 6 balls when he mistimed Barnard to mid on.Trevor Bayliss has received general approval since his appointment as England coach, credited with being a key influence in their more confident approach, but his lack of time watching county cricket has not gone unnoticed. His presence at New Road was therefore welcome, as he looked on in dark glasses, as if in disguise, protected against this infernal June by a heavy coat and England cap.Young fans enjoy T20 at Worcester•Getty ImagesWorcestershire prefer chasing, but they settled to well enough to first strike, taking 54 from the powerplay, without loss. Moeen’s presence was a help, as one pull through mid-on against a 90mph Russell short ball testified, and Tom Kohler-Cadmore did not suffer from the comparison.Since he began the T20 season with a fast hundred against Durham, Kohler-Cadmore has carried threat at the top of the order and it was evident again in his 30 from 20 balls before Steven Mullaney’s first ball – the first after the powerplay – struck his off stump as he tried to run a straight ball to third man.On such a surface, Mullaney slow-medium cutters had an immediate effect. When it comes to being effective and unsung in T20 cricket, he ticks both boxes and Moeen perished trying to hit him down the ground. Nobody would have been more relieved about that than Patel, whose first over had just gone for 14 with Moeen giving the impression he could imagine nothing more agreeable.From that point, 75.2 in 8.3 overs, it was a struggle for Worcestershire. Nottinghamshire cranked up the bowling variations in the second half of the innings – Russell deceiving Ross Whiteley’s slog with a slower one – and Worcestershire ground to a halt. It took Clarke’s maiden T20 fifty to rouse them as 43 came off the last four overs.It was a hard-working innings from a talented young batsman learning with every over, his drives stylish, his attempts at invention – notably the scoop shot – not always coming off. On many days, his 69 from 48 balls might have secured victory, only for Russell’s song and dance to win the day.
The medical attention received by Hughes had no role in his death
His helmet met standards at the time, but not even a helmet meeting newer safety standards would have saved him
All first-class cricketers should be required to wear a helmet when facing fast or medium bowling
Wicketkeepers should be required to wear a helmet and protective eyewear when standing up to the stumps
Close fielders such as silly mid-on and silly mid-off should also be required to wear helmets
Neither helmet design nor the medical attention received after he was struck by a bouncer played any role in the death of Phillip Hughes, according to an independent review commissioned by Cricket Australia.The findings of the review, conducted by former president of the Australian Bar Association, David Curtain QC, were released on Wednesday.The review concluded that although there was “apparently a delay” in the arrival of an ambulance, which reached the side of the field at the SCG 20 minutes after the initial incident in the Sheffield Shield match in November 2014, Hughes was being cared for appropriately by medical staff in the interim.”I am of the opinion that the attention received by Phillip after being struck had no role whatsoever on his subsequent demise, due to the nature and severity of his injury,” Mr Curtain wrote.At the time when he was struck, Hughes was wearing a helmet that complied with an Australian Standard, but not with the more recent British Standard. Mr Curtain stated that the more recent model essentially “involves the grille protecting the face being extended further to the rear of the helmet”.”I do not believe that the new helmet would have afforded additional protection against the blow given the location of where Phillip was struck, as the protection to the neck, at the rear, is no different,” Mr Curtain wrote.However, the review featured several recommendations for improving the safety of cricketers on the field, including the suggestion that wicketkeepers standing up to the stumps should wear head protection and eye protection. Fielders in close positions, such as silly mid-on and silly mid-off, should also wear helmets, he said.Mr Curtain also noted that suggestions had been made for cricket’s rules to be changed to allow substitutes for players who had suffered concussion, and while he made no direct recommendation he drew it to Cricket Australia’s attention “that this may be a matter requiring ongoing consideration, and is a relevant issue for Occupational Health and Safety.”Cricket Australia’s chief executive James Sutherland, endorsed the recommendations of the review.”The global cricket community was deeply saddened by the tragic death of Phillip Hughes and the great loss his family suffered,” Sutherland said. “We received Mr Curtain’s review last season and since that time we have been considering his recommendations and discussing with relevant bodies as to how we best make changes necessary to prevent an accident of this nature happening again.”While there will always be a small risk we believe that the measures we have already taken and will enact following this review will reduce that risk even further.”As well as the independent review commissioned by Cricket Australia, a coronial inquest into Hughes’ death is likely to be scheduled to take place in Sydney in October this year.”We have had ongoing open dialogue with the New South Wales Crown Solicitor and have indicated that we will be as cooperative as possible with any coronial inquest,” Sutherland said. “Never again do we want to see a tragedy of that nature happen on a cricket field and we have shared the findings of this review with the coroner.”
Everton look to restart their fight for survival tonight, as they play host to a managerless Tottenham Hotspur at a floodlit Goodison Park.
The night is set for a sensational atmosphere on Merseyside, as they seek to follow up on a fine result at Stamford Bridge before the break.
Since Sean Dyche’s arrival at the club, there are only six teams who have accumulated more points than his new side. It is fair to say that the former Burnley man has certainly masterminded a speedy turnaround.
However, with a tough clash away to Manchester United on the horizon, it arguably makes it even more imperative that they get something out of tonight’s fixture.
That draw with Chelsea will likely still be fresh in the mind of the management team, who will make the necessary changes to ensure another fine result can be gained.
Football FanCast predicts that Dyche will make three changes from that fine night in west London, retaining that solid 4-5-1 shape that has brought them such success.
Jordan Pickford will remain in between the sticks, fresh from another successful international break where he further solidified himself as England’s number one.
He will sit behind a back four that could see changes on the flanks; one somewhat enforced and one preferential.
With Seamus Coleman’s minor injury sustained on international duty, plus his age, it could be expected that the Irish captain finally drops out for the youthful exuberance of Nathan Patterson.
The £28k-per-week youngster also made his comeback from a long-term injury for Scotland and offers an injection of dynamism that has somewhat been lacking down that right flank. Writer Peter Guy had even suggested that he was an “absolute diamond” earlier in the campaign, as he starred defensively in their home draw with Liverpool.
Vitaliy Mykolenko could also earn a recall after recovering from illness, to retain his preferred role ahead of the stand-in Ben Godfrey.
Michael Keane and James Tarkowski will almost definitely retain their spots.
Also expected to stay unchanged is the midfield three, with Abdoulaye Doucoure, Amadou Onana and Idrissa Gueye hoping to dominate the engine room battle.
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With his late equaliser against Chelsea, it feels impossible that Ellis Simms does not earn a start today. His introduction would have seen Demarai Gray drop to the bench, had his recent spike in work rate not proven him more than able to deputise in a classic Dyche wide role.
Given Alex Iwobi’s struggles out wide, he could drop out in favour of such a move. Dwight McNeil will start on the opposite flank, hoping to continue his remarkably rich vein of form.
Manchester United head into Sunday’s Premier League encounter with bitter rivals Liverpool following what has been a potentially season-defining week for Erik ten Hag’s side, with the in-form outfit having enjoyed success in all three cup competitions in the space of just six days.
The most recent triumph over David Moyes’ West Ham United saw the Red Devils overcome a shaky start to produce a stunning late finale at the Theatre of Dreams, with a Nayef Aguerd own goal drawing the hosts level following Said Benrahma’s opener, before late strikes from both Alejandro Garnacho and fellow South American star, Fred clinched progression into the quarter-final stage.
With a mouthwatering meeting at Anfield now on the horizon, United will now be looking to keep pace with the likes of Arsenal and Manchester City at the summit, with there still lingering hope that Ten Hag’s men can be in with a shout of clinching the title come May.
One possible concern for the Old Trafford giants will be the doubts surrounding the fitness of defender Luke Shaw, with the England international having sat out the win over the Hammers with what his manager described as a “small injury”.
Despite that potential blow, however, the 27-year-old’s positional rival Tyrell Malacia more than staked his claim for a starting berth on Merseyside following what was a “magnificent performance” on Wednesday evening, in the words of Statman Dave.
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The £14.7m summer arrival has largely had to play second fiddle to teammate Shaw in recent months – having started just ten league games all season – although the 23-year-old showcased that he is up for the fight against the Irons, having been a typically tenacious presence at left-back.
The £75k-per-week “pitbull” – as previously lauded by ex-United boss Louis van Gaal – notably won eight of his nine duels on the night from his defensive berth, including recording seven tackles, having also made five interceptions and contributed four clearances as a marker of his defensive prowess.
The 78-touch machine also completed 100% of his total dribbles and committed just one foul, with the diminutive gem having regularly shown great determination to get ahead of his man in order to win back possession cleanly.
There was undoubtedly some erratic moments in an attacking sense from the Dutchman – as he fired an errant cross high and wide late on – although it is hard to ignore his contribution defensively, with the six-cap ace’s committed display seeing him earn a 7.7 match rating, as per Sofascore.
Such doggedness will no doubt be needed up against the likes of Mohamed Salah this weekend, albeit with Malacia having proven in the reverse fixture that he can be more than a match for the Egyptian, as he ‘defended stoutly’ on what was an ‘encouraging full debut’ back in August, as per Manchester Evening News journalist, Samuel Luckhurst.
That performance – in which the former Feyenoord man won six duels – should provide encouragement that the Rotterdam native can again thrive this time around if he is given the nod against Jurgen Klopp’s men, with Shaw’s injury having provided the 5 foot 7 menace the chance to nail down a regular role moving forward.
Last year did provide its own versions of drama and intrigue, as well as a bit of cricket on the side, and it can be relived on a three-disc DVD set. It amounts to over three hours of action and it is certainly value for money
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The English summer of 2006 was always going to have a lot to live up to; 2005 had included Bangladesh beating Australia, a tied NatWest Series final, some dazzling one-day innings by Kevin Pietersen … oh, and England regained the Ashes.But last year did provide its own versions of drama and intrigue, as well as a bit of cricket on the side, and as supporters try to wrestle their way through a bleak midwinter the season can be relived on a three-disc DVD set.It amounts to over three hours of action and it is certainly value for money. Disc one takes in the drawn Test series against Sri Lanka (yes, England really did drop nine catches at Lord’s, Pietersen really was that amazing at Edgbaston and Murali was a magician at Trent Bridge).A nice touch throughout the collection is the way Mark Nicholas gives each Test a context by reviewing and previewing the action with the help of newspaper cuttings, which means the season unfolds in front of you the same way the stories developed at the time.This approach is especially useful for the second Test series, against Pakistan, which produced enough material for a three-disc collection all of its own. Before it started there was the introduction of England’s second stand-in captain, then Monty Panesar’s hand-clapping brilliance, not to forget Mohammad Yousuf’s three-foot wide bat. But, of course, as with all great dramas the extraordinary scenes are left until the end.August 20 began like many other Test days, with England fighting hard to stay in the match. However, it ended as an unwanted piece of history. We all know the story, but just to summarise it included the words Hair, balls and Doctrove (honest, he was there too). The saga is played out in full and it once again it leaves the feeling that the whole thing could so easily have been avoided. But then this DVD would have lost one of its main selling points.The action is brought to you by Sunset and Vine, the production company which revolutionised cricket coverage with Channel 4 and has gone on to produce the Channel Five highlights package. The footage is naturally faultless, but taking the terrestrial version does mean the viewer is limited to three commentators – Nicholas, Geoff Boycott and Simon Hughes – which can get a little tiresome by the end of the seventh Test.One-day cricket isn’t forgotten with highlights of both series, plus extended versions of Sri Lanka’s incredible chase at Headingley and rare colour ed-clothing victories for England at Trent Bridge and Edgbaston. Those wins included names like Yardy, Read and Broad. Nothing like sticking to a winning side. The extra one-day highlights come on disc three, which also includes ultra-motion footage and interviews with Pietersen, Andrew Strauss and Duncan Fletcher along with stats and the Analyst.It was a mixed summer for England – three proper Test-match victories, the emergence of some talented young cricketers, but no upturn in their one-day form. However, after watching the DVDs you are left with the sense that England would head to Australia with a strong chance of retaining the Ashes. Wouldn’t they?Click here to order at Cricshop.com for £21.99
Darwin Nunez has explained his wild gate-leaping celebration during Liverpool’s Carabao Cup triumph, with the Uruguayan forward supposedly injured.
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South American ruled out of showpiece gameWatched on from the stands at WembleyRaced towards the field after Van Dijk scoredWHAT HAPPENED?
The 24-year-old South American was able to train in the build-up to a Wembley showpiece with Premier League rivals Chelsea, but was not fit enough to take up a place in Jurgen Klopp’s matchday plans. As a result, he was restricted to a seat in the stands alongside the likes of Alisson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Curtis Jones and Dominik Szoboszlai.
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Nunez did, however, look to be in decent physical condition after seeing Virgil van Dijk net a dramatic winning goal for Liverpool deep into extra-time. He was quick to brush team-mates aside as he raced down steps towards the field and hurdled over a gate and pitch-side advertising hoardings.
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Klopp told reporters when being made aware of the energetic celebrations from those that have been nursing knocks: “OK, Darwin and Dom are obviously not fit in the moment, that’s why they didn’t play, but the celebration looked at 100 per cent, let me say it like that. I’ll have to talk about that with the medical department!”
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Nunez has joked on social media that he was never going to be held back in Liverpool found a winner, saying: “I warned them that if we scored the goal I was going to jump.” He did just that and has cemented his cult hero standing among Reds supporters after displaying impressive passion for the collective cause.
Revered Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson once infamously claimed that his great challenge across his illustrious and lengthy tenure at Old Trafford was knocking Liverpool off their perch.
He succeeded, or at least, as the Red Devils prospered through the 90s and the noughties, Liverpool failed to glean silverware with any real regularity, a shadow of the domineering Anfield sides of the 70s and 80s.
Barring lone moments of success, Liverpool were yearning for a return to true prominence and found their catalyst in an eccentric German named Jurgen Klopp, who transformed the outfit upon his arrival in 2015.
What have Liverpool achieved under Jurgen Klopp?
After joining a Liverpool side lacking objective and drive following his dismissal from Borussia Dortmund, Klopp set to work in instilling a new mentality on Merseyside, and while his first few campaigns brought newfound promise, the end result remained the same.
Indeed, Liverpool fell at the final hurdle in the Europa League, Carabao Cup and Champions League under Klopp's wing before finally rising to the fore and triumphing in the 2018/19 Champions League final, opening the gates for a torrent of silverware.
Having now also won the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup, Club World Cup and UEFA Super Cup, Klopp has crafted a dynasty, distinguished by astute work on the transfer front, identifying promising talents and turning them into first-class stars.
The likes of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Virgil van Dijk and Andrew Robertson are evidence of the success of this method, but one of Klopp's greatest, most emblematic phenoms comes in the form of Trent Alexander-Arnold, whose ascent from the academy ranks typifies the brilliance of the Anfield side over the past years.
How much was Trent Alexander-Arnold worth in 2017?
In August 2017, an 18-year-old Alexander-Arnold fired home a direct free-kick to hand Liverpool a 2-1 away lead in the Champions League play-off round against Hoffenheim.
It was the start of a sensational career as one of the creative centrepieces of a prosperous outfit; now aged 24, the England international will feel that his best days lie ahead.
According to Football Transfers, the right-back was believed to be worth around £7m at the time, and while the youngster was held in high regard, few could have predicted that seven years on he would stand as the most valuable of all positional peers worldwide.
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Andy Robertson
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Across the 2017/18 campaign, the Liverpool-born ace would make 34 appearances, scoring three goals and supplying two assists, earning 18 starts in the English top-flight and playing a pivotal role in the Champions League conquest, losing the final to Real Madrid 3-1 on that ill-fated day.
Hailed as "phenomenal" and "top-class" by Liverpool's former stalwart James Milner upon winning the Young Player of the Year award in 2018, Alexander-Arnold has now played a crucial role in winning the whole gamut of silverware under Klopp's wing, and is rightfully considered among the best, most destructively creative players in the world.
What is Trent Alexander-Arnold's market value now?
Alexander-Arnold's performances with Liverpool have seen his market value skyrocket, with Football Transfers now valuing the player at £55m, which is indeed the largest value of any full-back in the game.
Simply indispensable to Liverpool's system, the £180k-per-week phenom has now made 277 appearances for his boyhood club, scoring 16 goals and supplying 73 assists.
The 20-cap England star is one of the most technically brilliant players around, with talkSPORT host Tony Cascarino even going as far as to say that he "has qualities that are not far off Lionel Messi".
A bold claim, but the innate ability at Alexander-Arnold's disposal is irrefutable, having cemented a starring spot in one of Europe's most devastating and delightful sides of the modern age.
Heralded for his "sensational" ball-striking ability by commentator Martin Tyler, there are few who can match the world-class talent and indeed very few teams across Europe to boast such a blistering creative force, let alone from the defence.
Why is Trent Alexander-Arnold worth that much?
Dubbed a "genius" by journalist Neil Jones, the 5 foot 8 full-back has dazzled with his defence-splitting passes and incredible rate of assisting on the domestic and continental scene.
In the Premier League, Alexander-Arnold has posted 55 assists despite being a defender and on the lower side of 25; in fact, teammate Robertson is the only defender to boast a higher tally, having placed 57 from 256 Premier League appearances – the Scotland captain's right-sided confrere has played 202 times in the English top-flight, 54 matches fewer.
Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold.
A superlative option, his work from the right channel has allowed the likes of Salah and co to wreak havoc for years, with FBref ranking the homegrown gem among the top 6% of positional peers across Europe's top five leagues over the past year for assists, the top 4% for shot-creating actions, the top 2% for passes attempted and the top 5% for progressive passes per 90.
It's not always been plain sailing for the Englishman, who has received sustained criticism across the duration of his senior career for lackadaisical defending and carelessness in protecting Alisson's goal.
Once branded a "training dummy" by reporter Casey Evans after a particularly ignominious display against Real Madrid in the Champions League last season, dismantled by the fleet-footed phenom Vinicius Jr.
Bewildered by the rebuke, Klopp claimed his star is truly "world-class", and it's hard to dispute that he sits in the pantheon of modern ball-players of the highest quality, even named as Liverpool's vice-captain this season following the summer departures of Milner and Jordan Henderson.
Having hit double figures for assists in three of the past five campaigns (supplying nine and seven across the other two), Alexander-Arnold is the fulcrum of the supplementation of Klopp's outfit, and after sustaining such unbelievable numbers across his career thus far, deservedly takes his place as the most valuable of his position worldwide.
Klopp's Liverpool tenure is steeped in success, and while his fantastic, transformative effect on the club is often characterised by the shrewd transfer business, which is rightfully lauded, it is the emergence of Alexander-Arnold which might have had the most profound influence on the reshaping and resurgence of the proud Premier League outfit.
Tottenham Hotspur have enjoyed a brief transfer break as the Premier League season has got back underway, but they could be set to return with a bang, adding another attacker to underpin the hopeful longevity of the new reign…
Who else could Tottenham Hotspur sign this summer?
With Ange Postecoglou now nearly three months into the job, his impact on the north London club is already vast.
With eight new additions having been made, including turning some loans into permanent deals, his transfer dealings have altered the mindset and makeup of a side reeling after last season's disaster. And yet, in just two league matches, his influence on the pitch has been equally as monumental, showcased in their fine displays against both Brentford and Manchester United.
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However, having overseen a few competitive matches, perhaps the Australian boss could seek to supplement those who have stood out with some new faces that would help improve their chances of shining further.
That is clearly the case with their reported interest in Brennan Johnson, as the Daily Mail suggests Spurs are readying a bid for the Nottingham Forest winger.
He is valued at around £50m by the Tricky Trees, but it is expected that Daniel Levy will negotiate hard to cut this down.
How good is Brennan Johnson?
To touch back on that earlier sentiment, and bringing in such a dynamic, pacey winger would likely have the greatest benefit on James Maddison, given how blistering a start he has enjoyed since his June move.
Signing from Leicester City for £40m, many might have questioned the expenditure of such a mouth-watering fee despite his club having just been relegated.
However, in his opening two league matches, he has already begun paying it back.
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Averaging a 7.90 rating, this is a figure buoyed by his two assists, 86% pass accuracy, 74.5 touches per game as well as 1.5 tackles and four key passes per game, via Sofascore.
It is the latter figure in particular that will catch the eye of Johnson, who will likely see every scything run in behind found by the former Midlands creator.
Not only this, but the amount of touches he averages is also conducive to his influence all over the pitch, suggesting that as long as the 22-year-old speedster keeps making the runs, he will almost always be supplemented.
Journalist Ethan Lamb sought to emphasise the pace of the wide man, writing: "Brennan Johnson has clocked the fast speed in the Premier League this season with 36.7km/h. Speed demon."
It is no surprise to see him branded a "special, special player" by fellow writer Louis Wheeldon.
To think, adding him alongside Maddison could see his numbers from last season skyrocket, where he scored eight and assisted three in the league for a Forest side that narrowly avoided the drop.
The danger that such an electric play style would bring could even help elevate the attacking midfielder to loftier heights, as the space that Johnson's mere presence would offer could prove devastating if it is the 26-year-old who takes it up.
Should he prove to be the "real handful" that journalist Antonio Mango suggested he was under Postecoglou, keeping defenders honest with his speed and ever-growing technical prowess, he could not only provide a fine outlet for Maddison to boost his numbers creatively, but also stretch defences so that the midfielder can pop up in dangerous areas to score more too.