Trent Alexander-Arnold remains “one of the best full-backs in world football”, says Dominic Matteo, but the out-of-sorts Liverpool star has been told that he needs to learn how to defend.
A 22-year-old Anfield academy graduate is seeing his value questioned for the first time in his senior career.
The England international has enjoyed a meteoric rise to prominence since bursting onto the scene as a talented teenager, with Champions League and Premier League crowns captured.
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Alexander-Arnold is considered to embody what a modern day right-back is all about, with his stock rising on the back of a steady stream of assists from the flanks.