The Reds’ hopes of securing a top-four finish in the Premier League, and with it qualification for the 2021-22 Champions League, will require their rivals in the race to slip up this month.
But Alexander-Arnold and his teammates, who welcome Southampton to Anfield this evening, are aware that first and foremost they have to deliver a series of victories themselves.
“Things have to go our way and it’s not really in our hands, but we need to put ourselves in a position where if other teams slip up then we’re ready to pounce,” Alexander-Arnold told Liverpoolfc.com.
“Looking at certain teams’ fixtures, you’d like to hope they’ll drop points around us and we’ll be ready to slip in there.