Trent Alexander-Arnold believes Jurgen Klopp’s passionate leadership is having an empowering effect on Liverpool's players this season.
Under Klopp’s guidance, the Reds have become one of the most powerful forces in world club football, and currently hold a 22-point lead over Manchester City in the Premier League table.
The reigning world and European champions look well on course to end their 30-year wait for a league title this season, and the Academy graduate believes his manager’s influence on the players has been huge.
“It’s massive,” the full-back told Liverpool’s official matchday programme.
“He gives us all a lot of freedom so it’s very much the case that the players play to their strengths and are able to do that in different ways in the systems that we play. I think it’s important that the team buys into that and the manager obviously understands what we need to do to win games.
“He’s been like that for the time he’s been here, so he’s transformed the club in an amazing way and going forward there’ll hopefully be a lot more success with him.
“You can see on the touchline and in his interviews after and before the games, he’s so passionate about the game and passionate about winning. We see it every day in training and it’s important for us that he gives us those messages.
“He’s not only just helping us win, he’s giving us the mentality to be able to overcome any circumstance during a game.”
The Reds are currently 42 games unbeaten in the league – the second-longest run in English top-flight history - but Alexander-Arnold and his team-mates are refusing to get carried away.
“That’s how we need to think and that’s the way we need to be,” he added.
“That’s the message that the manager drills into us on a daily basis: that nothing’s over yet, there’s still a long way to go.
“We’re just over halfway through the season so it’s important for us to keep our heads, keep focused and keep our mentality the same. That’s what’s been working for us, so nothing should change.”
