The star full-back leaves a champion, though, and shared an emotional moment with supporters as he lifted the Premier League in front of the Kop and embraced his family on the Anfield turf. He later said that he had loved every minute of his stay at the club.

Trent Alexander-Arnold was cheered by a celebratory Anfield on his final Liverpool appearance on Sunday, with the player dubbed "the Scouser in our team" bowing out in tears after two decades at his boyhood club.

No-one was in any mood for negativity, so it was a nice touch that Trent Alexander-Arnold was cheered onto the pitch as a half-time substitute on Sunday to play his final 45 minutes in a Liverpool shirt.