A proud Trent Alexander-Arnold is relishing the responsibility that will come with being appointed Liverpool's vice-captain.

The Scouser was confirmed as the deputy to new Reds skipper Virgil van Dijk on Monday, marking the latest step in a career that has already seen Alexander-Arnold win a host of major honours with his boyhood club.

Alexander-Arnold reflected on the emotions surrounding the decision – which Jürgen Klopp revealed to him in Singapore at the weekend – during a press conference today to preview Liverpool’s clash with Bayern Munich on Wednesday.

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Read a transcript of the No.66’s chat with the media below…

On the moment he was told by the manager he would be vice-captain…

At first I thought he was going to tell me to stop giving the ball away! It was a lovely surprise, to be honest, it was not one I was expecting in that moment. I thought we would have a conversation around that sort of thing at some point but not in that moment....