In a dull match at Wembley, Trent Alexander-Arnold started at right back for England as they defeated Australia 1-0. Due to the embarrassing wealth at right-back for England, the vice-captain of Liverpool frequently found himself in the middle of Gareth Southgate’s plans. In his most recent two appearances, against North Macedonia and Malta, where he scored a goal and provided an assist, the 25-year-old was fielded in center midfield by Three Lions head coach. However, in a dull match against a heavily rotated England team, he was put back in the back four and Ollie Watkins scored the game’s lone goal.
Jordan Henderson, a former Reds captain, received jeers as Kieran Trippier took his place at the hour mark. As he attempted to take his significant Liverpool performances to a global audience, Alexander-Arnold received conflicting reviews in the national media. The Evening Standard criticized the Reds defender for his modern position, saying he was “too eager” to move into midfield and put AC Milan defender Fikayo Tomori under pressure. Giving him a six out of ten, they noted: “Early on, Alexander-Arnold was too eager to slip into midfield that he left Fikayo Tomori to cover right-back as well as his own position. “England’s goal was produced by his first-time ball. “.
In order to prevent a repeat of England’s loss to Australia in 2003, Alexander-Arnold was crucial to the game’s lone goal for England. Jack Grealish was the recipient of his first-time pass at the back post, where he fired across the goal face for Watkins to score. By bringing his new inverted role from Anfield to Wembley, the Liverpool defender performed his “John Stones tribute act,” according to a strange claim made by Mail Online. A seven out of ten with the following comment: “Did his John Stones tribute act by stepping into midfield from right back – extraordinary pass to Grealish to set up Watkins goal. “.
The Telegraph gave Alexander-Arnold a six out of ten for his performance at right-back, writing: “Without the ball he was in his right-back position but in possession played as an “inverted full-back” in the middle of the park and tried to pick out passes.”. The Liverpool man was described as being at the “centre of everything” by The Express, who praised his performance. They stated: “Alexander-Arnold was the driving force behind everything that went well for England. With Watkins winning Player of the Match, he was given one of the highest ratings for “moving into midfield from right-back, several creative passes helped the Three Lions mount dangerous attacks.”.
