5 young Premier League players who made their breakthrough during the 2017-18 campaign

Chelsea v Crystal Palace - Premier League
Christensen has performed consistently this season

#2 Trent Alexander-Arnold

Manchester City v Liverpool - UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Second Leg
Alexander-Arnold produced a stellar display in the UCL quarterfinals

Alexander-Arnold joined Liverpool in 2004 at just six years old and has been there ever since. He captained both the U-16 and U-18 teams and made his first-team debut in 2016. He made his Premier league debut that season and ended the 2016-17 with the Young Player of the season award.

Despite having only played in half of their top-flight games this season, he has enjoyed nothing short of a phenomenal campaign for the Reds. At the tender age of 19, he has already cemented himself into Jurgen Klopp's starting eleven and has already made 7 Champions League appearances. In the process, he has become the youngest ever Englishman to start a Champions League Quarter-Final, in which he was awarded Man of the Match in a 3-0 home win over Premier League Champions, Manchester City.

Having already kept Nathaniel Clyne out of the Liverpool side, Arnold has been tipped by many to be picked for England's World Cup squad, although it does seem unlikely. The Liverpool-born lad has helped his team to a Champions League Semi-final (at least) and a top-four finish.

In a season where his side's attacking trio have received most of the credit, Alexander-Arnold's performance has not gone unnoticed and he deserves every ounce of credit he gets. This is just the beginning of what will undoubtedly be an unbelievable career.

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