Jurgen Klopp will leave Liverpool at the end of the season.
"I was as shocked as anyone else, really, if not more," Trent Alexander-Arnold said when asked about his reaction to the German's announcement.
"It was a huge surprise to all of us. One that obviously is not nice but it's of course a personal decision that he's taking. You have to respect it.
"I've loved absolutely every minute working with him and can't wait to finish the season, and excited to see what memories we can keep going on to make."
The right-back was asked what would be a perfect send-off for Klopp.
"Cruising round Liverpool in an open-top bus. That's the fairytale ending that I think everyone hopes for and, for us players, that's our motivation," Trent replied.
"That was our motivation at the start of the season, that's our motivation now. Even more so is to give the manager the send-off he's deserved and he's earned. That's kind of what our aim is, to be going around Liverpool in an open-top bus."
The Reds are still alive in all four competitions they participate in and are aiming for the quadruple. The first title they can win in the League Cup — the competition's final will be held at Wembley on February 25. The Reds face Chelsea.
