'Could he be staying?!' - Trent Alexander-Arnold gives Liverpool fans a glimmer of hope with passionate celebration after Reds star comes off the bench to score winner against Leicester amid reports of imminent Real Madrid move

Alexander-Arnold came off the bench to score the winner as Liverpool beat Leicester 1-0, relegating the Foxes, and confirming that Arne Slot's side need just three more points - or an Arsenal defeat against Crystal Palace in midweek - to win the Premier League title. The right-back has consistently been linked with a free transfer to Real Madrid, with reports claiming the deal is "done", but fans now believe that he may yet stay after his wild celebration, as he ripped off his shirt and sprinted to the away support.

@StokeyyG2 said: "Trent has his shirt off as he scores potentially the winner against Leicester… Could he be staying after all?"

@LFC_Hamy added: "Does the Trent celebration mean he stays?"

@Imzispoms said: "It's always Trent. Best player that club ever produced."

@SamuelLFC joked: "The ‘King Power stadium’ is now renamed as The ‘Trent Alexander-Arnold stadium’."

@LFCLeanne added: "That was an absolutely emphatic celebration from a man whose head is supposedly in Madrid. Stop playing with my heart, Trent."

@Lfcnrj said: "Even girls don't give mixed signals like Trent!"

@Oskrholic took a rather different viewpoint, however, saying: "Trent took his shirt off because that will be his last goal for us."

Liverpool have already convinced both Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk to commit their futures to the club but they may be fighting a losing battle with Alexander-Arnold, so common are the reports that he is set for a move to Spain. Nevertheless, a last-minute U-turn cannot be ruled out until he is unveiled at the Bernabeu.

The Reds can win the league as early as Wednesday, if Arsenal lose to Crystal Palace. Otherwise, they will win the title if they beat Tottenham next weekend.