Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain mocks Trent Alexander-Arnold after praise for Liverpool teammate

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has poked fun at Trent Alexander-Arnold for claiming he is “proud” of his Liverpool teammate Ibrahima Konate.

Konate started ahead of Joel Matip for Liverpool in the Champions League final against Real Madrid on Saturday night. Vinicius Jr’s goal ensured Liverpool’s season ended in disappointment in a 1-0 defeat in Paris, but Konate came out of the match with credit for his personal performance.

The 23-year-old centre-back has grown into the season as it's gone on and become a reliable performer for Jurgen Klopp’s side. His impact following a £36million move from RB Leipzig last summer is shown by the fact that the Champions League final was his first loss for Liverpool in his 29th appearance for the club.

Konate was partly selected ahead of Matip for his pace, which was needed to deal with Real dangerman Vinicius, who was constantly trying to find space behind Alexander-Arnold when he pushed up from right-back. The Frenchman did a good job and Alexander-Arnold was bursting with praise for his teammate during the club’s open-top bus parade in Liverpool on Sunday.

Asked about Konate by the LFCTV interviewer, Alexander-Arnold says: “Outstanding. The performance that he put in yesterday, I’m lost for words to be honest. I honestly can’t say anything… words won’t do justice to how I felt about his performance yesterday. I was so proud, honestly, I don’t know why I felt proud…”

Oxlade-Chamberlain, who is standing nearby then butts in with a smile on his face to ask: “How old is he?! Been there and done it before have ya?” Alexander-Arnold is the same age as Konate, but does have a great deal more experience, having helped win the Champions League in 2019.

The Liverpool full-back was not put off by