Widely hailed as one of the best right-backs in the world, Alexander-Arnold is an integral part of Liverpool’s system. However, for his country, the Englishman remains on the periphery.
Alexander-Arnold was dropped from England’s UEFA Nations League matchday squad in the 3-3 draw with Germany on Wednesday (September 26). Explaining his decision, coach Gareth Southgate claimed that Kieran Trippier was ahead of him in terms of all-round play (via Sky Sports).
On the topic of the Mersysiders’ fixture-packed October, Sutton claimed that Alexander-Arnold will look to prove a point over the course of the month. The former Chelsea man told the Daily Mail:
He added:
Alexander-Arnold has endured a poor start to the 2022-23 campaign by his standards, claiming only two assists in nine games across competitions for Jurgen Klopp’s side.
The Reds will play Brighton & Hove Albion, Rangers, Arsenal, Rangers, Manchester City, West Ham United, Nottingham Forest, Ajax, and Leeds United in October.
Gabby Agbonlahor believes two English full-backs are better than Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold
Former Aston Villa forward Gabby Agbonlahor has given his take on Gareth Southgate’s remarks on Alexander-Arnold. The striker-turned-pundit claimed that Southgate was wrong to call Trippier better than the Liverpool man, but insisted that Chelsea’s Reece James and Manchester City’s Kyle Walker were a notch higher.
Speaking on TalkSPORT, he said (via EmpireOfTheKop):
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