Alan Shearer has named Liverpool duo Mo Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold in his Premier League team of the week.
The pair both starred in the Reds’ 3-1 win over Arsenal on Saturday evening, with Salah scoring a brace and Alexander-Arnold providing the assist for Joel Matip’s opener.
The result now means that Jurgen Klopp’s men are the only side left in the Premier League with a 100% record after three matches, meaning they hold a two point lead over last year’s champions Manchester City.
Shearer named his team of the week via the Premier League’s official Twitter account.
? @alanshearer picks his #PL Team of the Week ?
What do you make of his XI? pic.twitter.com/362CP27JX9
— Premier League (@premierleague) August 26, 2019
OPINION
To be fair, any number of Liverpool’s side could have made it into the team this week. Alongside Alexander-Arnold and Salah, special mention should be given to Joel Matip and Jordan Henderson, who both put in assured and dependable displays that ultimately provided a foundation for the Reds to coast to victory. Salah was superlative, and his second strike in particular will be a goal of the month contender without a shadow of a doubt. But as for Alexander-Arnold, he still looks as if he can go up a gear or two. His set-piece delivery to Matip makes it two assists in three Premier League matches this season, but his pass completion rate is still just 69.6%, as per Whoscored. Make no mistake, he is still pulling strings, as is shown by his average of 3.7 key passes per match, but if he could combine that creativity with a little more consistency, then we could be looking at a season in which he really stamps his mark on the Premier League.
