The Ryan game: “Proud” Trent pays for poor finishing in FIFA 20 defeat
Trent Alexander-Arnold may be a master of assists for Liverpool but he was let down by his strikers as he lost to Manchester City eSports player Ryan Pessoa in a FIFA 20 battle on Friday night.
Roberto Firmino’s stoppage-time equaliser earned Alexander-Arnold a 2-2 draw in the opening game of their best-of-three battle, but Pessoa – controlling RB Leipzig, no doubt for sponsorship reasons – turned up the heat thereafter, winning 4-1 and 2-0 in the remaining contests.
“They were good games, I’m quite proud of myself to be fair,” the England right-back said. “I haven’t played that bad, I just haven’t taken the chances.”
The avatars of Firmino and Mo Salah were certainly guilty of squandering a string of openings.
That was less of a problem in the opening game, with Alexander-Arnold left gushing over his own work as Gini Wijnaldum finished a fine passing move to make it 1-1.
“I don’t usually watch replays but I’m going to have to watch that because I’m proud of myself,” he said.
The 21-year-old said he was in isolation at home with his mum, and being “kept sane” by his two dogs.
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“I’m trying to stay fit and trying to stay positive, because we don’t know when (football) is going to start again,” he said.
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