Michael Owen has told Liverpool fans how to respond to the exit of Trent Alexander -Arnold -after they have done the same themselves.
The Reds -defender and vice -captain revealed that he will leave his boy's club at the end of the season on a free transfer, with which he generally expected him to join Real Madrid to the best friend Jude Bellingham.
Alexander -Arnold, 26, wrote on social media that it was 'easy to make the most difficult decision I have ever made in my life' and the club 'has been my whole life – my whole world – for 20 years'.
Yet he will indeed leave the club, with Reds fans be divided into their reaction, with some support, while others have criticized the move.
One fan was seen that a shirt burned with the name of Alexander-Arnold on it, with the 26-year-old who was still playing for Liverpool since the announcement of the news.
Now, former Liverpool -attacker Owen, who also left the club for Real Madrid, has given his opinion about the decision.
Owen, who lifted his eyebrows after he informed him that Alexander-Arnold was a bit of a reflection of what you were doing, “ITV Racing said:” Who can criticize him? I know there will be one or two people who will do that, but he has been, seen, has done it, has absolutely won everything the game has to offer.
“If he wants to go and try something new for his family and that he does something else in his life, I have no problem.”
Owen also played for Liverpool, in the lead role for the club after he was a member of before he was a teenager and made more than 200 performances before he left in 2004.
He then left Anfield for Real Madrid after winning the will of the Ballon d'Or in Anfield, but returned to the Premier League after a year when he came to Newcastle.
After he had come to Manchester United later in his career, Owen also received a return from fans of Liverpool, but insisted that they had to be grateful to Alexander-Arnold in the club.
“It's different and that is its beauty,” he said. 'You go to different countries and there is different food, different weather, different languages, different football, a new stadium, a white kit and not red. There is a lot of difference.
“It's easy for me to say. I know that half of the fans will shout at the Tele, but if I was a fan of Liverpool, I would say: “Thank you for your service, you've been incredible, have won everything, good luck and we wish you the best”.
'Football is different from something else. If you can get higher in your work, everyone says well done, but when it's football, you are a traitor and this and what is pretty sad. '