Jamie Carragher explains why he thinks Trent Alexander-Arnold should NOT be given a special send-off by Liverpool - despite condemning booing of Real Madrid-bound star

Jamie Carragher believes Trent Alexander-Arnold shouldn't beryllium fixed a peculiar send-off aft his determination to articulation Real Madrid - but condemned the boos directed astatine the afloat backmost during the 2-2 gully with Arsenal connected Sunday.

Alexander-Arnold made his archetypal quality astatine Anfield since confirming helium would beryllium leaving his boyhood nine for the Bernabeu astatine the extremity of the season, and was brought connected arsenic a second-half substitute for imaginable successor Conor Bradley.

The change was greeted by audible jeers from location supporters and galore of his aboriginal touches besides brought astir much boos. Chants of 'there's lone 1 Conor Bradley' broke retired arsenic the assemblage made their feelings wide implicit his departure.

Despite condemning the frosty reception for going 'too far', Carragher said Liverpool could bash without the 'circus' surrounding the 26-year-old and claimed helium is not deserving of an affectional farewell aft his last game.  

'He doesn't request to travel connected the pitch,' the pundit said connected Sky Sports. 'Everyone volition travel connected the transportation astatine the extremity of the game. He doesn't request to beryllium brought on. 

'I said before, I don't cognize astir a send-off oregon thing similar that. He is choosing to leave. I don't hold with that [booing] today. 

'But I don't deliberation helium should beryllium fixed a large happening astatine the extremity of the play oregon fixed a microphone to bash a large code successful beforehand of the crowd. 

'He is choosing to permission and that's wherefore the vexation is there. That for maine was a measurement excessively far. Sing different players' names, don't boo a subordinate who's wearing a Liverpool shirt.'

Carragher past claimed that the bulk of Liverpool's squad would besides secretly tendency to play for Real Madrid, adding: 'I deliberation team-mates successful this dressing country would usually rally astir astir radical 99 per cent of the time. 

'Supporters of immoderate shot nine close present volition astir apt not privation to perceive this, but astir players successful that Liverpool dressing country astir apt privation to play for Real Madrid.

'I've been successful a dressing country wherever players near america to spell to Barcelona and Real Madrid. It's truly hard for supporters. You astir consciousness similar they autumn for it each time, "this subordinate perfectly loves us". And past they determination connected and spell determination else. 

'Players don't deliberation similar supporters. A batch of those players successful the dressing country volition deliberation they'd emotion to play for Real Madrid.'

Boss Arne Slot insisted connected Friday that helium would not archer aggravated supporters however they should consciousness portion Alexander-Arnold's team-mate - and adjacent person - Andy Robertson said it was 'not nice' to perceive the boos directed astatine the defender.

'In wide and life, the bully happening astir surviving successful Europe, everyone tin person their opinion. That's the aforesaid present successful Liverpool,' Slot said post-match.

'There were radical who were not truthful happy, determination were radical who were blessed for him. They clapped for him. A fewer of them booed. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Towards the end, a fewer of them got much and much positive. But for me, it's simple. 

'I beryllium it to the team, to the fans, to play a squad that tin triumph a crippled of football. Trent showed it due to the fact that helium had 2 oregon 3 unthinkable balls. 

'We were truthful adjacent to winning it, partially due to the fact that of him. For me, it's not that difficult. And for the fans, they tin person the absorption they want. I volition ever backmost my players.'

Robertson, who won 2 Premier League titles, the Champions League, the FA Cup and the Carabao Cup successful the aforesaid backmost 4 arsenic Alexander-Arnold, said: 'There's a batch of emotion astir it. It's important successful these moments that I don't archer you however to consciousness and you don't archer maine however to consciousness astir it. All I tin bash is archer you however I consciousness astir it.

'First of all, I'm disappointed to suffer my champion mate. In the game, we've done it each together. He's an astonishing subordinate and person. He's made maine a amended subordinate and that comes from the bottommost of my heart.

'He's taken maine to levels wherever I ne'er knew existed. He kept pushing maine done the bully years. And he's made a choice. His bequest astatine this nine is evident determination to see. The trophies he's won, the moments he's had successful past volition ever beryllium there. 

'It's an affectional decision. For Trent, it's not been an casual one. Of people it's not. But he's made the decision. It's not bully to spot a person get booed, it wasn't nice. 

'But arsenic I said, we can't archer radical however to act. I can't archer you however I consciousness astir it, I'm highly arrogant of him. I emotion him arsenic a player, I emotion him arsenic a friend. 

'He volition beryllium missed arsenic 1 of my champion friends successful the game.'