Sometimes in football, timing is everything. So with the finale of the massively popular BBC series Traitors set to air just two days after Trent Alexander-Arnold's return to Liverpool this week, one mischievous bookmaker made sure a trick was not missed.

That a PR stunt is planned to coincide with the Anfield return of the new Real Madrid man is no real shock given the high-profile nature of his move to the Spanish capital over the summer and the depth of feeling the topic still holds on Merseyside.

Liverpool attempted to make Alexander-Arnold one of the highest-paid players in the Premier League during their efforts to negotiate a new contract and even with the promise of the captaincy after Virgil van Dijk's departure, the England international's mind was made up.

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A social media video designed to be published to announce his end-of-season...