Gary Neville has mentioned that Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold has the flexibility to develop into ‘one of many biggest full-backs of all time’ if he can enhance defensively.
The 24-year-old, who’s been revelling in his extra superior inverted full-back/midfield function in current weeks, scored a thunderous purpose within the Reds’ 3-0 win at Leicester final evening, a consequence which maintains their push for a top-four end.
He additionally supplied a pleasant dink to create a scoring alternative for Cody Gakpo within the first half, which if transformed right into a purpose may’ve been his seventh help in eight video games (Transfermarkt).
Talking on Sky Sports activities‘ Monday Night time Soccer after the match, Neville singled out Trent for reward over his capacity in possession and claimed that Liverpool’s quantity 66 may go down as among the finest full-backs in historical past if he may tidy up on his defensive work.
The pundit mentioned of the 24-year-old: “He’s been a key participant for 4 or 5 years. His capacity on the ball, and what he’s doing when it comes to his contribution to Liverpool’s assault, is totally unprecedented. I’ve by no means seen a full-back have an effect on a crew like he does from a viewpoint of his attacking play.
“It’s simply generally in these video games the place he will get caught one-on-one or he simply appears like he doesn’t do the fundamentals nicely once they’re away from residence or enjoying a large match in Europe.
“If he was even simply half an honest defender, he can be one of many biggest full-backs of all time, and nonetheless may be.”
Neville went on to debate whether or not Gareth Southgate may discover a strategy to incorporate Trent into the England crew the identical manner that Jurgen Klopp has executed at Liverpool by giving him a freer function.
That’s an issue for the Three Lions supervisor to kind out. We’ll gladly accept him persevering with to work his magic in a crimson shirt at membership degree, identical to he did final evening with that venomous clinching purpose.
You’ll be able to see Neville’s full verdict on Trent beneath, through @SkySportsPL on Twitter:
“He can be one of many biggest full-backs of all-time, and nonetheless may be” ⏩@GNev2 believes if Trent Alexander-Arnold improved his defending he may go down as one of many greats 👇 pic.twitter.com/18dRpiFayq
— Sky Sports activities Premier League (@SkySportsPL) Might 15, 2023
