Brentford manager Thomas Frank reckons Trent Alexander-Arnold has a bright future in midfield as the star continues to shine in his hybrid position for Liverpool.
Alexander-Arnold provided two assists for his Liverpool teammates during the stunning 6-1 win over Leeds United in the Premier League on Monday night. Goals from January signing Cody Gakpo, Mohamed Salah (2), Diogo Jota (2) and Darwin Nunez settled the scores in that game.
But it was their teammate who really caught the eye. In his new role, Alexander-Arnold has been unleashed from right-back into central midfield as Liverpool switch from their 4-3-3 base formation into a 3-2-2-3 when they have possession.
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Similarly to John Stones - his England colleague - in the Manchester City team, Alexander-Arnold has thrived there as Klopp strives to make use of his creativity in central areas. Frank, whose team take on Liverpool next month, says the call has been justified as he waxed lyrical about the 24-year-old and his talents.
Frank told Premier League Productions: "I was sitting here thinking maybe play him as a right-back, but when they are in possession play him as a six or an eight. Play him there [right-back] against a team they know they will control and dominate but, against the better teams, play him in midfield.
"I think the future for Trent could be in the midfield. I understand how they want to play and all of that. He is doing a lot of things."
Frank added: "There are a lot of so-called experts, not me, that say Trent should defend better. It's also a little bit down to the way Liverpool play, which if they are top, then they are - for me - unplayable. One of the best teams in the world as they have consistently shown.
"But he is there so advanced, there are so big gaps that they have to defend. Jurgen said [in the Leeds match] there wasn't one situation where [Andrew] Robertson and Trent were one vs one. There is always doubling up, always someone down to help. I think that's key as well."
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