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Liverpool Echo
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Charlotte Coates

'What’s happened?' - Gary Lineker raves about Liverpool star after Arsenal performance

Gary Lineker believes Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold is the best passer of a football the English game has to offer after a fine display on the ball against Arsenal at the Emirates.

Former England striker Lineker is a well-known admirer of the Liverpool full-back and took to his social media account to praise the 23-year-old for his passing ability.

Alexander-Arnold leads the way in the Premier League for the most assists with 11 and is four away from equalling Dani Alves' record for the most assists for a defender in a single season.

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Lineker joked on his Twitter account: "The best passer of a football in the English game is a right back. What’s happened to our sport?"

Alexander-Arnold has reinvented the way full-backs are now seen in football as Liverpool 's duo of himself and Andy Robertson are where the majority of the Reds' goals are created from.

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