{"id":20899,"date":"2021-04-10T12:41:46","date_gmt":"2021-04-10T16:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=20899"},"modified":"2021-04-12T11:42:39","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T15:42:39","slug":"alexander-arnold-scores-winner-as-liverpool-edge-aston-villa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=20899","title":{"rendered":"Alexander-Arnold Scores Winner As Liverpool Edge Aston Villa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2.59106501.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"545\" height=\"360\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-20900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2.59106501.jpg 545w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/2.59106501-300x198.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 545px) 100vw, 545px\" \/>Defender Trent Alexander-Arnold found himself in the spotlight for the third time in a week as his added-time winner against Aston Villa kept Liverpool\u2019s Champions League qualification hopes alive.<\/p>\n<p>The England defender, watched by national team boss Gareth Southgate who left him out of his squad for the recent World Cup qualifiers, rifled home a shot to snatch a 2-1 Premier League victory and end the Reds\u2019 worst home league run in their history.<\/p>\n<p>After six-successive defeats, Jurgen Klopp\u2019s side registered their first home league win in four months as they recovered from going behind to Ollie Watkins\u2019 opener with Mohamed Salah scoring his 19th league goal of the season \u2013 the first from open play at Anfield in 2021 after a drought of almost 13 hours.<\/p>\n<p>But it was Alexander-Arnold \u2013 who had starred in the win against Arsenal last weekend but erred in the midweek 3-1 Champions League defeat to Real Madrid \u2013 who stole the headlines with a fearsome strike for only his second of the season.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-20899\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=20899&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-20899\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=20899&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-20899\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=20899&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=20899\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Defender Trent Alexander-Arnold found himself in the spotlight for the third time in a week as his added-time winner against Aston Villa kept Liverpool\u2019s Champions League qualification hopes alive. 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