Trent Alexander-Arnold has been urged to turn down a move to Real Madrid next summer and extend his contract with Liverpool which expires at the end of the current season by Arsenal legend Emmanuel Petit.

Little thinks that the 26 year old ‘Can become one of the best players in Liverpool’s history’ if he continues to represent the Reds in the coming seasons, following his upward trajectory since making his debut for his boyhood club in the 2-1 win in the League Cup against Tottenham in 2016.

Alexander-Arnold is less than two months away from being able to speak with foreign clubs about a pre-contract agreement, with Real Madrid strongly linked. The reigning La Liga champions have identified the England right-back as the ideal replacement for the injured Dani Carvajal.

Petit, who won the Premier League and FA Cup with Arsenal, has backed Trent Alexander-Arnold to sign a new deal in the coming weeks with Arne Slot’s side who top the league table and the Champions League.

“You know what, I’m not sure about Alexander-Arnold and Real Madrid,” Little said Instant Casino. “He has the opportunity to stay at a big club like Liverpool and he can become one of the best players in Liverpool’s history at a legendary and special club like Liverpool. It must be something very interesting for him, especially as a local boy and a fan of the club.

“If he goes to Madrid, he will play every season hoping to win the Champions League, but I think it’s the same for Liverpool. Liverpool, every time they participate in the Champions League, they want to win, but they don’t. “I don’t have the same recent history as Madrid in the competition. Madrid is the benchmark in the Champions League, but Liverpool is a huge club.”

Petit continues: “(Jurgen) Klopp put the club on stage, and they should be there forever. This is a club that should always be competing for the biggest prizes in football. (Arne) Slot’s work, it’s been incredible ever since that he is Come in.

“You should ask me this question next May because we will know more about the future of Van Dijk and Mo Salah and Liverpool might have won something by then too.”