Trent Alexander-Arnold bids final Liverpool farewell with emotional 15-word message

Trent Alexander-Arnold said he had the "perfect send off" as his time with came to an end following the expiry of his contract. The right-back has spent his entire career at Anfield, but will now move on.

Alexander-Arnold's future, along with those of captain Virgil van Dijk and top scorer , has dominated the headlines for months and he eventually became the only one of the three in red not to have signed a new deal. The Englishman eventually - which is believed to be with .

The move has not yet happened with the right-back wanting to focus on his football. He leaves Anfield a champion for the second time and bid to his home supporters on the final day of the season.

Alexander-Arnold was in tears at the full-time whistle but later hoisted the trophy aloft in front of the Kop. He was then involved in a victory parade on Monday as thousands lined the streets.

Now the dust has settled and the 26-year-old has made his feelings clear on social media: "Perfect send off. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, I love my city."

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Alexander-Arnold has been keen to underline his love for the city, the club and the fans amid a mixed reaction to his exit news. Several fans have aired their frustration with some booing him when he came off the bench against earlier this month.

He was widely cheered on his farewell appearance against however and was pleased to see the defender enjoy such a reception. “He deserved it. I am very happy for him and everyone in and around the club that things worked out the way they did," said the Dutchman.

“It went brilliant when our fans are together. How brilliant they were before the game, during the Tottenham game and afterwards I don’t think you see as many special celebrations as you saw four weeks ago.

“I don’t think you see many celebrations like we had them today. It’s no surprise to me that they (the fans) were brilliant again today as they were throughout the whole season, as they were towards Trent.

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