England get their Euro 2024 campaign underway tomorrow night and one of the big questions will be where Trent Alexander-Arnold features.
The Liverpool right-back is expected to play in midfield if he is selected by Gareth Southgate.
With Liverpool, Trent often plays at right-back and then drifts into the midfield area, giving him freedom to play those long-range passes and cross-field balls he’s become well known for.
Of course, there are some who feel Alexander-Arnold should be overlooked for midfield, while some would say he’s too good to be left out completely.
Indeed, one of the potential ideas when it comes to Trent is the notion he slots in at left-back.
However, one former left-back, Danny Rose, has suggested that’s the last thing both Trent and England need right now.
Danny Rose explains why Trent Alexander-Arnold can’t play left-back for England
Speaking about the idea of Alexander-Arnold playing left-back for The Mirror, former Spurs man Rose batted away the notion.
“No. I think he is an amazing, outstanding football player, but I think sometimes at right-back, he does get caught out and the last thing you want is right foot then going over to left side,” Rose said.
“I think it just disorientates a lot of things. So for me, I wouldn’t do that.”
Midfield or nowhere for Alexander-Arnold
At the moment, with Kyle Walker fully fit, it’s either a place in midfield or nowhere for Liverpool’s star man.
Yes, Alexander-Arnold is a superb player in his own right and the argument for including him from the start is strong.
However, as Rose says, the idea of him filling in at left-back just contorts things even further and brings unbalance to the England XI.
Against Serbia, Trent is likely to get that spot in midfield and ultimately, it’s down to him to impress from the first minute and make the position his own.
Left-back, though, is just not on the agenda.