Trent Alexander-Arnold has regular heart-to-heart conversations with Gareth Southgate and could end up playing his new role for England.
Southgate has recalled the Liverpool full back to his squad for next month’s Euro qualifiers with Malta and North Macedonia after he was left out last time. That has only deepened the suspicions among Liverpool fans that Southgate does not rate Alexander-Arnold for whatever reason because he rarely gets a game even when he does make the England squad.
Alexander-Arnold, 24, is enjoying a new lease of life with Liverpool as an “inverted full back” who regularly pushes into midfield to get the best out of his passing range and crossing. Southgate insisted he has a “good relationship” with Alexander-Arnold and had spoken to him about his new role which could give the tantalising prospect of him doing the same for England.
