Gabby Agbonlahor raised eyebrows when he suggested Trent Alexander-Arnold should "retire" from international duty until England boss Gareth Southgate is no longer in charge and Phil Neville has responded.
The former England international labelled Agbonlahor's comments as "ridiculous" after the Liverpool right-back was dropped from the Three Lions squad for the draw with Germany on Monday night.
Alexander-Arnold finds himself behind Manchester City's Kyle Walker, Chelsea's Reece James and Newcastle's Kieran Trippier as his World Cup spot looks to be in doubt.
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Southgate took it one step further and admitted he believes Trippier's "all-round game" is better than Alexander-Arnold's - justifying the Newcastle man's place on the bench.
Inter Miami head coach Neville took to Twitter to respond to Agbonlahor's comments on whether the 23-year-old should stop playing for Southgate.
Agbonlahor said earlier on TalkSPORT : "If I was Trent, I would retire from international duty if I don't get in a World Cup squad. I would retire until a new manager took charge of England to give me the opportunity.
"What is the point of going away on these international breaks? Stay with your club, rest, prepare yourself for football. For Southgate to come out and say Trippier is better all-round than Trent, I think that is an insult.
"I do like Trippier but Trent is an all-round better player than Trippier. Walker and James, for me, are better than Trent but don't say Trippier. Come on, the joke is over Gareth. It wouldn't surprise me if he did retire. We've seen players in the past retire from England because they weren't getting the opportunities."
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