Noel Gallagher calls Trent Alexander-Arnold "a simpleton" after Man City trophy dig

Liverpool face Manchester City on Sunday and Trent Alexander-Arnold has stoked the fire by suggesting the Reds' fanbase take greater pride in their team's success

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Noel Gallagher has called Trent Alexander-Arnold a "simpleton" after he argued that Liverpool's trophies meant more to their fanbase than Manchester City's.

The two title contenders square off at Anfield on Sunday afternoon with the winner potentially taking a huge stride towards Premier League success. City have won five of the past six league titles with Liverpool the only team to stop them back in 2020.

The Reds have been the only team to come close to City over the Pep Guardiola era, but even they've been blown away in terms of trophies won. Alexander-Arnold has argued that, due to the financial gulf between the teams, the success of Liverpool will have meant more to the fan base.

He said: "We're up against a machine that's built to win - that's the simplest way to describe City and their organisation. Looking back on this era, although they've won more titles than us and have probably been more successful, our trophies will mean more to us and our fanbase because of the situations at both clubs, financially. "How both clubs have built their teams and the manner in which we've done it, probably means more to our fans.”

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