Trent Alexander-Arnold is quickly becoming one of English football’s most notable examples of players that, despite their brilliance, were never appreciated by the national side. We’ve seen it all before with the likes of Paul Scholes, Glen Hoddle and several other world class stars of their era, who for whatever reason, weren’t used in the way they should have been outside their clubs.
Alexander-Arnold has won everything there is to win at club level whilst starting week in week out for one of the best sides English football has ever seen.
He’s been named three times in the PFA Team of the Year despite being just 23. Yet, the Liverpudlian wasn’t even selected in Gareth Southgate’s most recent England squad that faced Germany and there’s a very real chance he might not even be on the plane to the 2022 World Cup.
True, he has struggled for form so far this season. But Harry Maguire’s form has been disastrous for the best part of two years now and he still remains a certainty to start.