Trent Alexander-Arnold is striving on a daily basis to achieve the personal target he set himself back at the beginning of the season.

After a breakthrough campaign in 2016-17, the teenager wanted to ‘influence the team a bit more’ this term – and few would argue that objective hasn't been accomplished.

Alexander-Arnold was widely considered Liverpool’s standout performer across the two legs of the Champions League quarter-final against Manchester City and has amassed 27 appearances at right-back.

As ever, though, the thoughtful No.66 is looking for ways to develop further.

“Every day, every opportunity you get, you need to be learning and trying to pick up little things,” he told Liverpoolfc.com at a launch event for the Reds’ 2018-19 New Balance home kit.

“That’s what I do when I go into training – I try to find little things that will improve me and work hard every day. That’s part of being a young player, trying to find yourself and what works best for you – it might not work for some players.

“Trying to find different little things that help and improve you as a player is important when you’re trying to find your feet in the team.

“I think over the last year or so I’ve become a bit more of a squad member, a bit more of an influence in the team, and that was one of the targets I had for myself at the start of the season – to influence the team a bit more, to have that bit more authority in the changing room and have a bit more of an impact on the pitch.

“Looking back now throughout the season, it has helped me grow as a person and as a player.”

After a week without a match, Liverpool face bottom-of-the-table West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on Saturday lunchtime.

The Baggies shook off the spectre of relegation to claim a surprise 1-0 victory at Manchester United last weekend and, with work still to do for the Reds to secure a top-four finish in the Premier League, Alexander-Arnold insisted he and the team will not be distracted by the European clash to follow against AS Roma on Tuesday night.

“No matter what team you come up against in the Premier League, it’s the hardest league in the world,” he commented.

“They showed last week they can cause an upset when not many people might have backed them. We know they have threats and they also have vulnerabilities, so we’re going to look to expose them on Saturday.

“We’re looking forward to the game and we’re focused on one game at a time – so we have to focus on Saturday, take whatever comes and hopefully get the three points.”