Premier League legend and BBC pundit Alan Shearer believes Trent Alexander-Arnold will become the best set piece taker in England in the next 10 years.
Gary Lineker was joined by Shearer and Micah Richards to discuss their top 10 set piece takers in the league and, at present, the former Newcastle United striker only ranks the Liverpool man eighth. However, given he's only 23, Shearer expects him to become even better in the years to come.
"If we sit here again in 10 years time," he told BBC Sounds. "Then Trent, I am certain, will be number one [set piece taker].
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"For free kicks he's scored four, 45 assists. He's only 23, he's excellent. He's brilliant."
Alexander-Arnold already has 156 appearances for Liverpool in the top flight, with 10 goals and over 40 assists. He's a mainstay under Jurgen Klopp at Anfield and is already regarded as one of the best full backs in Europe.
A memorable moment of his career so far has been the decisive corner taken quickly to set up Divock Origi in the dramatic Champions League semi-final comeback against Barcelona in 2019. The Reds went on to win the competition following a 2-0 victory in the final against Tottenham.
Shearer reflected on that game, adding: "I was there commentating for Radio Five and he just seemed three seconds ahead of everyone else."
Lineker also praised Alexader-Arnold, saying: "That was unbelivable, wasn't it? Talk about being ahead of your time, I mean what was he, 21 at the time?"
