Alexander-Arnold hails Darwin Nunez's performance against Man City
Trent Alexander-Arnold hailed Darwin Nunez after the new Liverpool striker scored against Manchester City in the Community Shield.
beat Manchester City 3-1 in the Community Shield.
Darwin Nunezentered the pitch in the final half-hour and won a penalty and scored a goal.
"It's got to be up there,"
Alexander-Arnoldtold ITV Sport.
"He won the pen, he scored the goal. He looks lively, very lively.
"He's someone who has been brought in to score goals, and he proved he could do that today. He's come in, got his head down, worked hard so far [and] come on today with a point to prove.”
Alexander-Arnold scored the first goal for Liverpool with a beautiful shot in the first half.
"It was on target, that's all I'll say,"
he said of his goal.
"I just tried to make a good connection, steer it towards goal. I'm always happy to contribute toward goals. It was an important one for us.
"This one means a lot, to be honest. I think it's the third time we've been here, and we haven't been able to win it so far. That was our motivation going into it.
"Our season started today. A lot of teams start next week, but ours started today, so it was important for us to get off on the right foot.”
Liverpool won two trophies last season but failed to win the Premier League and Champions League.
"Who knows what will happen over the course of the season?"
added Alexander-Arnold on Saturday.
"Our aim is to be as fit as possible to push them from the very first kick. This was the perfect start, and we hope to win trophies along the way."
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