Kostas Tsimikas praised Trent Alexander-Arnold’s composure to keep Liverpool in the game after they drew 1-1 with Manchester City on Saturday.
Alexander-Arnold scored an 80th-minute equalizer as Jurgen Klopp’s side left the Etihad Stadium with a hard-fought victory over Premier League champions Manchester City, who took the lead through Erling Haaland’s first-half goal.
Tsimikas later praised his vice-captain’s impressive key contributions under pressure in an interview with Liverpoolfc.com.”Of course it’s safe.” We’re Scousers, you know?
said the Greek international. “I can’t imagine how calm he must have been. If it was me, I wouldn’t have been able to stay calm!””He is an indescribable player. Everyone in football knows that.
“It was a very good and important goal and I’m very happy for him and the team.”By holding out for a draw, Liverpool became the first team to end City’s 23-match home run in 2023.
Yes, it’s a very difficult place to play against one of the best teams in the world,” Tsimikas said. “[This is] a very difficult place to come and play football. But in the end, the most important thing in football is three points.”
Eventually we’ll get one and we’ll leave with that hunger because I think it’s too early to settle this and talk about title contention. “We will go together and fight hard.”
As a result, Liverpool are third in the Premier League after playing 13 games over the winter, the busiest period of red’s league schedule, including the Europa League and Carabao Cup quarter-finals.
Asked to sum up the team’s ambitions, Tsimikas said: “I think our team is very good. All the players that arrived [in the summer] made us stronger and therefore very talented players.“I think we have everything to fight for, so we will fight for it.
We have said many times that we set goals at the beginning of the season. We want to win everything: Premier League games, cup games, Europa League.”So I think our future can be bright and we have to give everything and fight every moment.”
