England boss Gareth Southgate has revealed he has been holding regular heart-to-heart conversations with Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Southgate has recalled the Liverpool full back to his squad for next month’s Euro qualifiers with Malta and North Macedonia. The call-up comes after the Liverpool defender wasn't included for March's qualifying double-header against Italy and Ukraine.
The 24-year-old is enjoying a new lease of life at Anfield as an 'inverted full back' who regularly pushes into midfield. And Southgate has revealed that Alexander-Arnold could end up playing his new role for England.
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He said: “The reason for the conversation was that I felt it was good to chat to him about what he is doing, about how I see it, how he sees it, what it might become.
“Contrary to what might be the mood music - I have a really good relationship with him and we talk a lot about his game, football.
“I’ve always recognised his qualities as a player but he’s just been bloody unlucky that we’ve got Walker, who has just had three of the best games I’ve seen from a right back, Trippier who has probably been one of the outstanding players this season, Reece James also.
“So that has been difficult and England won’t have been as fulfilling because he has unbelievable experiences with Liverpool and we haven’t been able to give him the same.
“But that doesn’t mean I don’t think he is a bloody good footballer and you’d like to find a way of it working because of his talents.
“That’s why I felt it was important to call him as I have done in the past. As to what his best position is, who knows moving forward.
“We shouldn’t be sitting here saying he is a midfielder now because we have a glimpse of that but there’s a lot more to it and could be really exciting but let’s see.”
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