Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander Arnold has compared Napoli forward Lorenzo Insigne to Real Madrid winger Eden Hazard in terms of their similarities.
Jurgen Klopp’s Reds begin the defense of their Champions League title at the Stadio Sao Paolo against Carlo Ancelotti. It was a place where Liverpool lost their first game in the Champions League the last term as Lorenzo Insigne’s late winner saw Napoli edge Liverpool 1-0 in the in October last year.
The Italian attacker has made an impressive start to the Serie A season this time as well, scoring twice and providing two assists in three games. Ahead of Liverpool’s clash against Napoli on Tuesday, young defender Alexander-Arnold talked up Insigne and compared the 28-year-old to Real Madrid wingerHazard.
Alexander Arnold admitted that Insigne is a very tricky player but that’s what you have to expect in the Champions League, “Obviously he’s a really good player. He’s someone who really helps them play football, understands the way that they want to play, really encourages the team to play out, able to hit [it to] him and he’ll be able to hold the ball up. He’s a really tricky player, really strong, fast, quite agile. He’s kind of like Eden Hazard I’d say, that type of player who is tricky to get hold of and mark. Coming up against him is always a tough test but they are the things that you expect in the Champions League.”
The 20-year old further went on to state that the Italy international will cause problems for Liverpool but the Reds need to be prepared for the test ahead, “He’s a great player, probably a little bit underrated in terms of the respect and the plaudits that he gets, but he’s a really fantastic player. I think his team-mates will say the same and the people that come up against him will say how tricky he is to actually nullify. He’s a good player, they’ve got many a good player and we need to be ready for that.“
