Southgate: ‘I told Trent he can still have big moments’published at 11:36
Alex Howell
BBC football news reporter at the England camp
Trent Alexander-Arnold scored the winning penalty for England in the penalty shootout with Switzerland in the quarter-final of Euro 2024.
It’s been a difficult campaign for Alexander-Arnold after he started the tournament as England’s midfield “experiment” and was then substituted early in the second game.
England manager Gareth Southgate has said he has kept talking to the Liverpool right-back and told him he can still have big moments in an England shirt.
“Trent has stuck with the task,” said the Three Lions boss. “He could have thought his tournament was done, but I kept talking to him about how he can have moments and still have a big part to play.”
Now England have switched to a three at the back there is the possibility that Alexander-Arnold can come into the wing-back position.
If not from the start, he can be used from the bench if England need to chase games and look to use his passing ability.
Image source, Reuters