Pundit Gary Lineker has criticised Gareth Southgate's decision to leave Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold on the bench as England struggled to create against Germany.
The Three Lions looked to bounce back from a 1-0 defeat to Hungary in the Nations League on Saturday, but found themselves a goal down against Germany on the 50-minute mark on Tuesday. Southgate made a number of substitutions throughout the game, with Jude Bellingham, Jack Grealish and Jarrod Bowen all called from the bench.
Alexander-Arnold, though, remained an unused substitute as the England boss instead kept his faith in Manchester City's Kyle Walker - a decision Lineker disagreed with as he voiced his frustrations on social media.
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He wrote on Twitter: "England trail and continue to struggle to pass the ball to each other and create anything, while the best passer in English football remains on the bench. That would be Trent Alexander-Arnold if you weren’t sure."
England did, however, find an equaliser through Harry Kane. The Tottenham forward was brought down and stepped up to score from the penalty spot.
Lineker added after Kane's goal: "50 goals for Harry Kane. Fabulous achievement. England play so much better when they have a go. Too much talent to play overly cautious and it doesn’t play to their strengths."
The Liverpool man played just 62 minutes against Hungary at the weekend before he made way for Chelsea defender Reece James. Minutes later, the 22-year-old conceded a penalty that was converted by Dominik Szoboszlai.
Alexander-Arnold's form for Liverpool last season was impressive as he racked up 19 assists and two goals in all competitions. He was second in the Premier League assists charts with 12, one behind teammate Mohamed Salah.
Despite his impressive stats, the 23-year-old wasn't named on the shortlist for the PFA Player of the Year award, or the Young Player of the Year award. Instead, the list consisted of Phil Foden, Conor Gallagher, James, Jacob Ramsey, Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe.
