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The returning Trent Alexander-Arnold was Liverpool's hero(Image: DARREN STAPLES/AFP via Getty Images)

Trent Alexander-Arnold marked his return to action for Liverpool with a belting goal to put them on the brink of winning the Premier League title.

The Gunners cruised to a 4-0 win away to 10-man Ipswich earlier the day, meaning that the champagne will have to stay in the fridge on Merseyside for at least a few more days.

Here are five talking points from the King Power Stadium.



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Having only had the Premier League to focus on for the last month, Liverpool's performances, particularly in the first half of games, have been markedly less impressive.

Slot has been quick to remind journalists and pundits that, going into Sunday's game, the Reds had won five of their last six league matches - and rightly so.

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But supporters have been critical of their displays in recent weeks and despite 14 attempts on goal in the first half, they weren't happy here.

You have to go even further back to find Gakpo's last Premier League goal, as he struck twice against Ipswich on January 25.

The former PSV Eindhoven star only lasted an hour at the King Power, with Slot making the changes minutes after Ricardo Pereira blocked Gakpo's goal-bound shot.

In what could prove to be one of his final games for Liverpool, Alexander-Arnold returned from an injury which kept him out of the Reds' previous four games, including the Carabao Cup final.

His introduction alongside Harvey Elliott came shortly after Leicester had a goal ruled out.

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