BBC · May 24, 2025
The fan and the local player - a relationship hanging by a thread
Trent Alexander-Arnold graphicRed as far as the eye can see, the air filled with smoke and song, every step closer to Anfield another assault on the senses.
Liverpool fans are gathering to watch the final game of the season, at the end of which their title-winning team will lift the Premier League trophy on what promises to be a day of celebrations.
While swathes of supporters make their way across Stanley Park, those approaching from the opposite direction up Oakfield Road might spot a sign which has been sellotaped to the front of a boarded-up house about 100 metres from the ground.
On it are the words: "MATE OR TRAITOR. Take Ya Pick, Trent." It is aimed at Trent Alexander-Arnold.