Trent Alexander-Arnold's harsh words about Southgate on return to Liverpool

The England defender has already reported for duty under Jürgen Klopp, who has already tucked him in alongside Jordan Henderson

17/12/2022, 02:55 AM +00:00

With the final between France and Argentina, the Qatar 2022 World Cup is just days away, and while some teams' participation ended a few days ago, the eyes of the world will be on Lusail. England is a national team that failed yet again at the World Cup, as expectations were high that they would finally take the next step and end their 56-year drought.

Mistakes from the bench of Gareth Southgate, marked the course of the Three Lions that despite a good start to the group stage where they beat Iran 6-2, led the English coach to rise in pride, leaving out key players who with their talent could have been the key for the white team to do something more on the fields of Qatar.

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Trent Alexander Arnold, a player who beyond the affection of the Red's fans, was a topic on the Big Island for his almost null participation in the World Cup, where an egocentric Southgate relegated him to the bench from the first day. For the 24-year-old, the mere 34 minutes the England manager gave him did nothing to show the Pool full-back's quality and track record.

The Liverpool FC star spoke after the Rosebud's participation, showing a deep sadness as he hoped that this edition of Qatar 2022 would be better than the previous one, where in Russia 2018 he played only one game, being England against Belgium in the Group Stage, the only game where Trent would get minutes. Interestingly Gareth Southgate was also the coach.

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The Liverpool youth player has returned to Merseyside to continue his individual preparation and to be ready for Klopp, who completed a tour of the United Arab Emirates with the rest of the squad, which served as a mini pre-season for the bulk of the 22/23 campaign. On this tour in Dubai, the Red's had a defeat to Lyon and most recently a win over Italian champions AC Milan.