Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold says his side will be challenging for the Premier League title this season.
The Reds opened their 2023/24 league campaign with a 1-1 draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge over the weekend.
Luis Diaz opened the scoring for the visitors in the 18th minute of the game, finishing off a well-worked team goal, before Axel Disasi levelled for Chelsea.
“That’s fine by us. We’ve proven over the years that we’re able to do it. We’ve got a team full of winners, we’ve just bought in a player who has won the World Cup [Mac Allister], another who has won things in Germany [Szoboszlai],” Alexander-Arnold said.
“We’ve got a winning mentality and our ambition this season is to go and win the league. We are not going to be shy about that and nor should we. Our expectation is to be in and around it come the turn of the year. We look back at last season as a huge disappointment because with the quality of the players we’ve got, we should be challenging every year for the title.”
On being deployed as a midfielder this season, the England international told Sky Sports.: “It’s something I’d be up for and it’s something I’ll enjoy playing, but it’s not my decision.
“If and when that decision does come, I will learn on the job and try and make it work. We need to try and get as close to perfection as possible, and that’s difficult. There’s times when we are going to lose the ball and it’s going to be easier for Ibou [Konate] to go to right-back and I slot into a centre-back role.
“I enjoy making things happen, getting on the ball and helping my team win games. Doing that from a central area helps me get more out of the passing range and I can dictate the game more from the middle of the pitch. I’ve always been told over the past few seasons to press high, so it’s easier to transition, but if they do go down our left-hand-side, it’s a long way back!”
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