Trent Alexander-Arnold’s Poignant Tribute to Liverpool Supporters: “Anfield Mural”
Regarding the amazing self-portrait painted on a row house close to Anfield, Trent Alexander-Arnold gave a meaningful comment.
A three-story mural depicting the Liverpool right-back may be found on a building at the crossroads of Sybil Street and Anfield Road.
Trent, 20, and his older brother Tyler were able to witness it in person today, despite the fact that it has already garnered media attention.
The artwork was coordinated by the Liverpool FC fan podcast “The Anfield Wrap” as a way to honor an incredible season and help other young people. Trent believed the painting would represent something important to other people and also had a message for the young people in the town.
At the painting’s official unveiling, he told the ECHO, “The main message that kids should be picking up from me and my story is that anything is possible and anything can happen – because I was once that kid in a Gerrard or Carragher shirt.”
I had the feeling that everything was possible because of these local team members.
Rather than the players showing up, it was “the guys who said they were just regular boys in Liverpool and it’s just a cycle of being a regular boy and being able to see people living their dream and living your dream,” they said.
I hope the youth are taking away that lesson from the recent events.
The constant stream of kids in Trent shirts who visit the street every day to take pictures shows how popular the artwork is with the younger residents of the neighborhood.
French graffiti artist Akse, who also created the Klopp mural in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle, painted the piece. MGS Estates allowed the side of their building to be changed, which made it possible.
Trent said he initially believed the idea was a “wind-up,” but he felt like pinching himself when he saw the massive mural this close to the ground. Speaking truthfully, he continued, “It’s something you always dream about, but you never realize that this could happen.”
“I’d like to express my gratitude to everyone who helped make it happen. My family and I am ecstatic about it, and it is something to be very proud of.
“It’s never really predictable what will happen and that you’ll end up with something like this on the side of a skyscraper,” he said.
It caught me off guard, yet it’s something I’ve always wanted to occur. I think it’s great to be part in something like this, even though it’s a little early.
They will also be used in the artwork as a way to increase public awareness of the good work that the neighborhood organization Fans Supporting Foodbanks undertakes in the community.
According to Trent, “it’ll be great to see all the fans with it and perhaps garner some more support for the foodbanks—that’s the main reason it’s there at the end of the day.” This statement highlights the significance of the mural’s message.