Alexander-Arnold is England's BEST midfielder, claims former Reds star
Trent Alexander-Arnold is England’s BEST midfielder who ‘can do everything Declan Rice does’, claims former Reds star… as he urges Jurgen Klopp to play him centrally and buy a new right-back
- Liverpool should play Trent Alexander-Arnold in midfield, claims an ex-Reds star
- Alexander-Arnold excelled in midfield for England during last month’s qualifiers
- The boyhood Reds star has been compared to Declan Rice and Thiago
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has been urged to sign a right-back and move Trent Alexander-Arnold into midfield.
The 24-year-old has been utilised centrally of late, being deployed there in recent England games under Gareth Southgate.
Alexander-Arnold is one of Klopp’s most important players but he is mainly deployed at right-back for Liverpool, although he was used in a more inverted role towards the end of last season.
He was hugely impressive while playing centrally for England against North Macedonia and Malta as he played some excellent passes.
Former Liverpool star Dean Saunders believes that Alexander-Arnold is just as good as Declan Rice, who is set to join Arsenal from West Ham for £105million, and stressed that Klopp should be playing him in that position.
Speaking on talkSPORT, Saunders said: ‘I think Trent is the best English midfield player in England – I think he’s better than all of them.
Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold has been hailed as England’s best midfielder – with Jurgen Klopp urged to play him centrally
Dean Saunders claimed Alexander-Arnold can hit passes like his Liverpool team-mate Thiago
‘If you play him in midfield he can do everything that Declan Rice does, everything, but also he can hit passes that Thiago hits.
‘If I was Jurgen Klopp I’d buy a right-back and play Trent in midfield.’
Saunders expressed his belief that Klopp will eventually start using Alexander-Arnold in midfield.
He said: ‘Trent was brought up as a midfield player, he ended up at full-back. He knows what to do. You’ve got to have wing mirrors on when you play in the middle of midfield because you’re playing with your back to goal and facing the other way. I think he can do both.’
‘I think Klopp eventually will play Trent in the middle of midfield.’
He believes Alexander-Arnold ‘can do everything that England team-mate Declan Rice does’
Alexander-Arnold impressed in midfield in England’s wins against Malta and North Macedonia
Alexander-Arnold possesses a fantastic passing range and it would be intriguing to see how he would fare against high quality opponents if used in midfield.
However, as Saunders alludes to, if Alexander-Arnold was moved into midfield then it would significantly weaken Liverpool at right-back as they don’t have many other options in that position.
After experimenting with Alexander-Arnold in midfield, it will be interesting to see whether Gareth Southgate will persist with that tactic for the long term.
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