Trent Alexander-Arnold should play in MIDFIELD for England, says former Liverpool star Danny Murphy

Trent Alexander-Arnold should play in MIDFIELD for England, says former Liverpool star Danny Murphy
Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold should play in a more attacking role in the England team, believes Danny Murphy.The former Reds and Three Lions midfielder believes the 20-year-old crossing ability is a weapon that is not being properly utilised by Gareth Southgate in his new system.getty2

Trent Alexander-Arnold provided 16 assists in all competitions for Liverpool this season

The England boss played with a back-three and two wing backs at the World Cup last summer as the Three Lions reached the semi-finals, but reverted back to a flat back four for the Nations League games against the Netherlands and Switzerland.Alexander-Arnold, crowned a European champion with Liverpool just days before, didnt start in the extra-time defeat to the Dutch, but did in the third place play-off victory over the Swiss.He didnt have as much of an impact as weve seen from him all season in a Reds shirt, though, and Murphy says Southgates tactics were to blame.Getty2

Trent Alexander-Arnold, a European Champion at the tender age of 20, has become a key member of Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool team

He believes the 20-year-olds talents are wasted in a flat back four, and has urged the England boss to push the wing-back further up field to fully harness his crossing ability.Trent is becoming a real threat, said the talkSPORT pundit on Mondays Jim White show.

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His crossing is so consistently good, its such a weapon. He is consistently putting the ball in ridiculously dangerous areas.At the moment with our lack of creativity in the middle of the park, I think we have to get this lad in the team constantly. Im not saying we should be relying on a 20-year-old, but when hes fit, when hes flying and hes confident, he has to play.We did so well in the World Cup as Gareth Southgate stuck at the three at the back, but now hes changed to a four and hes probably got his reasons.But if you play a four with England, what youre doing is restricting Trent a little bit.So then how do you get the best out of him? I think its a bit further up and giving him that freedom.

Listen to a clip of Danny Murphy on talkSPORT above

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Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold should play in a more attacking role in the England team, believes Danny Murphy. The former Reds and Three Lions midfielder believes the 20-year-old crossing ability is a 'weapon' that is not being properly utilised by Gareth Southgate in his new system. getty Trent Alexander-Arnold provided 16 assists in all competitions for Liverpool this season
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Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold should play in a more attacking part in the England team, believes Danny Murphy. The former Reds and Three Lions midfielder believes the 20-year-old crossing ability is a 'weapon' that is not being properly utilised by Gareth Southgate in his new system.
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Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold should play in a more attacking role in the England team, believes Danny Murphy. The former Reds and Three Lions midfielder believes the 20-year-old
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Liverpool right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold should play in a more attacking role in the England team, believes Danny Murphy. The former Reds and Three Lions midfielder believes the 20-year-old crossing ability is a 'weapon' that is not being properly utilised by Gareth Southgate in his new system.
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England have been urged to consider deploying Trent Alexander-Arnold as a midfielder, with former Liverpool star Danny Murphy seeing the 20-year-old wasted in a full-back role with the Three Lions.

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England have been urged to consider deploying Trent Alexander-Arnold as a midfielder, with former Liverpool star Danny Murphy seeing the 20-year-old wasted in a full-back role with the Three Lions.
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'Trent Alexander-Arnold should play in MIDFIELD for England