Trent Alexander-Arnold's Liverpool future needs settling soon

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When Liverpool ruthlessly dispatched Manchester United on their own turf earlier in the season, one of the enduring images of the afternoon was of Trent Alexander-Arnold at the full-time whistle, holding aloft three fingers -- one for each of the goals his team had scored -- to a jubilant away end at Old Trafford.

On Sunday, however, Liverpool's struggles against United in a breathless 2-2 draw at Anfield were perhaps best typified by the sight of the right-back trudging toward the dugout to be replaced by Conor Bradley as the hosts desperately sought a late winner.

While Alexander-Arnold was far from the only player in a red shirt who failed to hit the heights, the postmatch…