Trent Alexander Arnold’s grandmother was Sir Alex Ferguson’s first girlfriend

Trent Alexander Arnold’s grandmother was Sir Alex Ferguson’s first girlfriend.

Doreen soon moved to New York and settled there. Interestingly, this made Alexander-Arnold eligible to play for England as well as the United States of America.

The Liverpool defender has another close relative who has ties to Manchester United. One of his mother’s cousins, John Alexander, worked as a club secretary for the Red Devils between 2010-2017.

Ferguson referred to Doreen as his ‘first steady girlfriend’ in his autobiography, having dated for about 18 months as teenagers in Glasgow.

However, as in most cases of first love, their relationship fizzled out. Doreen then moved to New York and married someone else, thus ending any chances of rekindling her romance with Sir Alex.

As far as Trent is concerned, he has established himself as one of the best players in his position in the Premier League. He has also won the league title as well as the Champions League with Liverpool.

After that Doreen moved to New York and later married, ending any hope of her and Fergie getting back together. That actually meant Alexander-Arnold was eligible to play international football for the United States before he committed to England.

Weirdly enough, his family ties to rivals United don’t end there. One of his mum’s cousins, John Alexander, was the Red Devils’ club secretary from 2010-2017.

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Manager Sir Alex Ferguson of Manchester United celebrates in the dressing room after the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and Aston Villa at Old Trafford on April 22, 2013

Sir Alex Ferguson dated the Liverpool star’s grandmother as a teenager(Image: Manchester United via Getty Images)

The was of course at the same time the Reds right-back was making his way through the ranks, but he opted to stay on Merseyside instead of following his relative to Manchester.