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‘Tongue-in-cheek banter’ – James Maddison opens up on hilarious social media post ribbing Trent Alexander-Arnold
The one-year-contract for the former Barcelona youth player means he has yet to make an appearance for the reds this season. He will be 33 years old by next summer, making it quite unlikely that the English club will offer him a new contract. The Catalan club is reportedly “attentive to the situation” of the midfielder and ready to make a move, as reported by the Spanish daily Sport. A hip ailment that Thiago received near the close of last season has slowed his recovery. The midfielder had surgery in May and has been out of action since April.Thiago is set to continue his rehabilitation at Anfield, although it is expected that he will play for another team once his current deal expires.Last month, the two England internationals squared off as Tottenham defeated Liverpool 2-1 thanks to an own goal by Joel Matip.Although VAR botched the call, the main controversy arose when Luis Diaz had a score disallowed for offside.
Jurgen Klopp demanded a rematch, and the subsequent uproar from fans and experts was palpable.
Tottenham’s Maddison, ever the rascal, couldn’t help but poke fun at Liverpool’s Alexander-Arnold while they were both representing England.
He posted a photo of them together on Instagram with the message, “Still asking for a replay.”
When talkSPORT’s Faye Carruthers pressed Maddison for context, he claimed he was joking about with a close friend.
The 26-year-old athlete stated on talkSPORT, “Nah, the chat was not about that. Having some lighthearted conversation with Trent.
I consider Trent a close friend because we get along so well together. Just kidding around!
“That match is history; we were just kidding around.”The PGMOL released the audio of the incident after the recent controversy surrounding VAR in Tottenham’s victory against Liverpool.
It showed that there was a major misunderstanding that allowed the offside ruling to stand on the pitch when the VAR call should have overruled it.
The Liverpool manager insisted that his statements were taken out of context after saying that a rematch was the only fair result.
We’re not kids or anything,” he declared last week. We simply had some questions to answer, and we have now finished doing so.