Trent Alexander-Arnold is England’s best right-back “by miles”, says Glen Johnson, with the Liverpool star considered to sit well above Manchester United’s Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Chelsea’s Reece James.
That trio form part of a young generation of talent emerging in the Premier League.
Alexander-Arnold is the most experienced and established, with over 100 appearances taken in for Liverpool at just 21 years of age.
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He faces competition from the likes of Kieran Trippier and Kyle Walker at international level, but has edged ahead of the Atletico Madrid and Manchester City men under Gareth Southgate.