Speaking to football magazine Four-Four-Two the 19-year-old talked about his first time training at Liverpool and the unusual and fortunate circumstances around how it came about.

When he was a youngster, his school received free invites to a three-day coaching camp at Melwood - Liverpool's training facility.

"There weren’t enough invites for everyone in our class who wanted to go, so we drew names out of a hat," Alexander-Arnold told Four-Four-Two.

"Fortunately, my name was pulled out. I went along, played with a smile on my face as I always did, and a scout went over to my mum at the end of the session and asked her to bring me to the academy two or three times a week."

That stroke of luck for Alexander-Arnold turned into more luck for manager Jurgen Klopp this season.

With starting right-back Nathaniel Clyne enduring a frustrating season with injuries, Alexander-Arnold has proven a more than capable deputy.

Liverpool currently lie third in the table but a win against Man United on Saturday will see the Reds leapfrog their rivals into second.