England’s right-back was at Liverpool last season but has since moved abroad. No, not Trent Alexander-Arnold. It may seem another slight to the Merseysider with the aspirations of winning the Ballon d’Or that the man in the No 2 shirt in Tirana was Liverpool’s third choice in the position last season. Or, indeed, that Thomas Tuchel described Jarell Quansah as being ahead of him at the moment.
“I have a lot of trust in Jarell,” said the England manager. “I see his talent but I see the package. He is tall, he is fast, he is strong in build-up. He is strong in the air. I saw him very strong playing for Liverpool in this position [right-back]. So I always wanted to try. And he plays every minute for [Bayer] Leverkusen since the Under-21 Euros. So he is at the moment a tiny bit ahead.”
