Trent Alexander-Arnold has revealed how much his family sacrificed for his footballing career.

The 21-year-old has become a major star for the Reds over the past couple of seasons and added a Champions League winners medal to his trophy cabinet last year.

"[My family] sacrificed a lot for me to be able to play football when I had to," Alexander-Arnold told The Red Bulletin.

"It must have been difficult for an older brother who was missing out on football because of his younger brother, and likewise a younger brother who isn't really allowed to enjoy the same freedom in football as us, because he has to miss certain games to come and watch me play."

He added: "It was intense juggling both [school and football]," Alexander-Arnold continued. "But for me and my family, education was just as important, if not more, because the likelihood of making it as a footballer was so slim.

"For most lads of my age, it wouldn't work out - those were just the statistics - but I always dreamt of football and felt it was a realistic option if I worked hard enough.

"It wasn't as if I was overly confident that I would make it; it was just I never thought I wouldn't."