The 50th Premier League assist of Trent Alexander-career Arnold's came on Monday night, as Liverpool defeated Leeds 6-1.
Like with the majority of his Reds teammates, the England right back, who is regarded as one of the game's most inventive players, has had a trying season, but he was in excellent shape for the journey to Elland Road.
Alexander-Arnold set up Cody Gakpo for his first assist of the game, then in the last seconds of the second half, he reached the milestone of 50 goals by lobbing the ball over the goalkeeper for replacement Darwin Nunez to score.
The first and last goals of the game were scored by Diogo Jota and Mohamed Salah, respectively, with Leeds' consolation goal coming from Luis Sinisterra.
Until to his last two games, Alexander-Arnold had only accumulated two league assists; now, he has five after crossing for Roberto Firmino to equalize in the 2-2 draw with Arsenal before Monday night's double.
Jurgen Klopp's response to the question of whether Trent Alexander-Arnold is a midfielder or a full defender was, "Because it's Trent, it's both. I consider Darwin's goal to be an outstanding pass. He may be either, but generally speaking, you are correct that we also need to improve our defense because we allow too many counterattacks.
"Trent played a really strong game, but our response was very different when we lost the ball. We need to be able to protect all of our players, therefore this configuration works much better for us.
Alexander-Arnold has earned a reputation for his passing and dribbling skills after repeatedly setting up players like Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, and Roberto Firmino over the years.
His greatest season was in 2019, when he contributed 13 assists in 38 Premier League appearances for Liverpool, helping the Reds win the championship. The season previous, he had accomplished 12.
Trent Alexander-Arnold records a significant assist total in the Premier League.
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