How a clash with Leeds started Alexander-Arnold's assist haul

Trent Alexander-Arnold's face lights up at the mention.

Leeds United’s last visit to Anfield. A League Cup tie in November 2016. The right-back’s second appearance for his boyhood club.

But it’s another career statistic from that night that prompts a grin to form as we speak to the No.66 ahead of Saturday’s Premier League opener against the Yorkshire side.

“That was my first ever assist for Liverpool, so I remember that quite well!” Alexander-Arnold, who teed up Divock Origi for the opener in a 2-0 win, told Liverpoolfc.com.

“It was a good night. Obviously Ben Woodburn got on the scoresheet as well, as Liverpool’s youngest scorer, so it was a good night for the young players and it’s a night…