Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher does not believe Trent Alexander-Arnold s defensive ability will hinder England at Euro 2024.
in the Three Lions European Championship opening fixture on Sunday night.
The right-back will get the nod in midfield next to Declan Rice, which would be a huge show of faith from Gareth Southgate.
Other options in that position are Chelsea s Conor Gallagher, Manchester United s Kobbie Mainoo and Crystal Palace s Adam Wharton.
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Trent appears to be ahead of them in the midfield pecking order despite naturally being a full-back, mainly down to his outstanding technical ability.
There are worries over his ability going the other way and some expect him to be eaten alive in midfield against a top team.
, claiming that the Liverpool star will likely be found out against your Frances and Germanys of the world.
Carragher does not agree, however, stating that a player of that quality needs to be in the starting XI at the Euros and believes the pace of international football suits him.
I just think that Trent is that good a player you have got to find a place for him in the team and that happens at different levels of football, the former England defender said.
Sometimes a player has that much quality you can’t have him sitting on the bench and England have a big hole in midfield. Trent, I wouldn’t say he is not a midfield player but he is 50 per cent a midfield player.
He plays in midfield when Liverpool have the ball, we know a lot of teams do that now when the full-back goes into midfield. What you have got to understand is that international football is almost like a completely different sport to Premier League football.
The pace of the game is so much slower and I think that will help Trent and I think his quality on the ball just has to be in that team.
I don’t agree with Gary (Neville), Roy (Keane) or Wayne (Rooney) who have questioned his defensive capabilities.
You might have a problem if Trent was playing against Germany and Jamal Musiala is running at him but when you talk about Trent I think playing him in midfield alleviates some of those problems that he might get at right-back defensively.
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Another Liverpool player, Cody Gakpo, was on the scoresheet as his Netherlands side came from behind to beat Poland 2-1 on Sunday.
He was named UEFA Player of the Match and received praise from his manager, Ronald Koeman, after the game.
