Jose Enrique reveals what Alberto Moreno told him about Trent Alexander-Arnold | OneFootball

Jose Enrique has opened up on a conversation that he had with Alberto Moreno in regards to Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Enrique, who played for Liverpool between 2011-2016, knew nothing about Alexander-Arnold during his time at Anfield.

Alexander-Arnold made his Liverpool senior debut back in the 2016-17 season.

With that being the case, Enrique asked Moreno about Alexander-Arnold after the Scouser started to get a few games in the first-team.

Moreno played for Liverpool between 2014-2019. Therefore, Moreno did train alongside Alexander-Arnold.

Enrique told Sky Sports Premier League (22/07/20 at 9:30 pm) if he had heard of Alexander-Arnold during his time at Liverpool: “To be honest, no. I asked Alberto Moreno about him when he was getting into the first team.

“I said ‘what you think about him?’ He said ‘this guy has real talent. Obviously then, it will depend on him in regards to how far he wants to go, but he’s a real talent’.

“But I never heard of him when I played there. It was four years ago, or five years ago when I left.”

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What Moreno told Enrique turned out to be correct.

Alexander-Arnold has developed into a serious footballer. At 22 years of age, the right-back has already made 154 appearances for the Reds.

Alexander-Arnold has also scored eight goals and registered 39 assists.

In terms of silverware, Alexander-Arnold has already won four major honours with Liverpool.

Alexander-Arnold’s average WhoScored player rating for the 2020-21 Premier League season sits at 6.71, which highlights that he is playing reasonably well.

However, Alexander-Arnold is currently down on form compared to last season. In the 2019-20 Premier League season, Alexander-Arnold averaged a WhoScored player rating of 7.20.