Alexander-Arnold resists selection

He has midfielder numbers. Numbers that any game creator would like to have. 19 assists total this campaign, in 38 games. Since he made his England debut against Costa Rica four years ago, when he was just 29, the winger he has won the Premier League, the Champions League, the Club World Cup and has twice been included in the PFA Dream Team of the Year and voted Best Young Player of the Year also by the PFA. In these four years, no one has dished out more assists in the Premier League. Not even Kevin De Bruyne, who is third on the list, behind Andrew Robertson, the Liverpool left-back and Trent Alexander-Arnold. There are 43 goal passes in total.

Key piece in the successes of Jurgen Klopp, Gareth Southgate doesn’t seem impressed. The winger hasn’t had any luck in recent appointments with his national team either. He watched the 2018 World Cup from the bench, when he was still a teenager. AND an injury prevented him from participating in the last European Championship. Southgate is spoiled for choice, boasting the veterans of Kyle Walker and KIeran Trippier, and the power of other young full-backs such as Chelsea’s Reece James and Southampton’s Kyle Walker-Peters.

Alexander-Arnold is an attacking fullback. More lane than defender. He attacks freely and has a huge influence on Liverpool’s playmaking. Hence, Southgate tested him as a midfielder a few months ago against Andorra. A decision that they did not understand at Anfield, where they have seen the boy grow. They have great expectations, but these have not yet been confirmed in the international arena. During this selection window, Trent Alexander-Arnold He will be absent again due to injury. After winning practically everything at the club level, the side is resisting the selection. But calm down, there is time. He is only 23 years old.