TRENT ALEXANDER-ARNOLD felt he was targeted by Manchester City during their Champions League clash Tuesday night.
The 19-year-old feels he was singled out by City due to his relative inexperience, but believes he showed that Pep Guardiola's was unsuccessful.
Liverpool conceded in the third minute but scored twice through Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino to prevail 5-1 on aggregate.
Having made his Reds debut in October 2016, Alexander-Arnold has flourished and now racked up 38 appearances.
"I guess Man City looked at it and [felt] I'm the weak link," Alexander-Arnold said following Tuesday's 2-1 win at the Etihad.
"Maybe that gave me that underdog mentality and [I] tried to prove them wrong.
"That's what I went out to try and do - to go and prove them wrong and show them I'm not the weak link in the team.
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"I think over the two legs I tried my best and did my best to win my personal battles and help us win the tie."
Sane has been one of the stars of City's phenomenal campaign, but Alexander-Arnold feels he more than held his own and helped neutralise the Germany international.
"You look forward to playing these types of games, these types of opponents and testing yourself when you can," Alexander-Arnold said.
"I got the opportunity to do that over the two legs and I tried to do the right things.
"Hopefully I came out on top and I hope everyone sees it that way as well."
Liverpool are back in Premier League action on Saturday when they welcome Bournemouth to Anfield (5.30pm).