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Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher says there is no point playing Trent Alexander-Arnold for the remainder of the season if the Reds' number 66 is going to join Real Madrid when his contract expires.

Arne Slot said before Leicester City that Alexander-Arnold, who has only just returned from injury, was unable to start, but he came off the bench to secure a 1-0 victory.

Conor Bradley was in the starting XI ahead of him having not long come back from an injury of his own in recent weeks.

Bradley could be the long-term successor for Alexander-Arnold if he leaves, even though another body would need to be signed as well.

But he's so unique on the ball; I think I said four or five years ago, it's like having Kevin De Bruyne playing right-back, that's what it feels like in terms of his ability on the ball.

"He can come on and change games, so Liverpool aren't going to replace that.

So Liverpool need to replace his creativity, they're not going to do that from right-back, they maybe need to that from an attacking midfield position, or maybe a left-wing position.

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Conor Bradley shouldn't look at Trent and think, "I want to be like him".

"He's got to be like Andy Robertson was when he was in his prime

A proper full-back, up and down, aggressive at the winger, maybe overlapping, getting crosses in, underlapping is what the Liverpool full-backs like to do.

"So you're not going to be able to replace him, so forget that, but the big decision Liverpool have, or a couple of decisions between now and the end of the season, and the summer is..