Jude Bellingham doesn't hide his true feelings about Liverpool fans after booing

Jude Bellingham believes that the Liverpool fans who booed Trent Alexander-Arnold at Anfield were merely "doing the fans' job" as the ex-Red had a dismal return to Merseyside.

Alexander-Arnold was met with a chorus of boos when he came on as an 81st-minute substitute at his old stomping ground, as his new teammates suffered their first Champions League defeat of the season. The full-back also saw his mural on Merseyside defaced.

The only goal of the match came from Alexis Mac Allister, who headed in a free-kick from Dominik Szoboszlai, after Bellingham fouled Ryan Gravenberch. Despite Alexander-Arnold's late appearance, his new team couldn't rally, losing at Anfield for the second consecutive Champions League campaign.

Mac Allister also scored in last season's 2-0 victory for the Reds.

When asked about the booing by Amazon Prime Video, Bellingham responded: "I heard it.

"It's one of those things in football. The fans booing isn't a reflection of how they feel about him. They are trying to give their team the edge and throw him off a bit.

"I'm sure they appreciate what he did for the club.

"Obviously, he loves the club a lot - I know that from speaking to him. It's one of those things that can happen in football."

Bellingham was then questioned if he thinks the Reds fans' opinion of Alexander-Arnold will soften over time.

"Perhaps so," he answered. "When he won the league, and last season, they gave him a good send-off from what I saw. They were doing the fans' job, I suppose."

The England international also admitted that Liverpool deserved the win, adding: "The scoreline reflects the game, they edged it.

"Second half, they brought more. They were dangerous from set-pieces, and we didn't defend them well.

"First half, we were good, we created good openings. But in the second half, their momentum edged it.

"It felt like we wanted to force things too much. We gave the ball away too much towards the end. It's still really early in the Champions League campaign, and we were worse off last season."

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