Trent Alexander-Arnold: How do Liverpool replace right-back?

Conor Bradley has been Alexander-Arnold’s understudy since making the step up to the first team. The Northern Ireland international will inevitably be involved in the conversations around who now fills the right-back spot.

Bradley has struggled to get a consistent run in the starting XI – playing fewer than 1,200 minutes this season. It has been tough enough for him to get game time given he is competing with Alexander-Arnold for a place, but recurring injuries have also hampered him.

But Bradley – who offers a significantly different profile at full-back than Alexander-Arnold – has always shown huge promise whenever he has played.

The 21-year-old has a great appetite for defensive work and enjoys getting into physical duels, which dovetails with Slot’s desire for Liverpool players to maintain a strong counter-press.

Bradley’s biggest strength perhaps is his off-ball movement, constantly darting with speed into underlapping runs beyond his winger to provide an option to pass to, and stretch the opposition backline.