Frank Leboeuf labels Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold a ‘Championship-level’ defender

World Cup winner Frank Leboeuf has claimed that Liverpool and England full again Trent Alexander-Arnold is just a ‘Championship-level’ defender.

Alexander-Arnold has emerged as one in every of English soccer’s brightest younger stars lately, profitable each home trophy obtainable with Liverpool since 2019.

The 23-year-old has turn out to be identified for his assists from out large, however his defensive qualities have been questioned by some pundits and followers. 

Frank Leboeuf believes that Trent Alexander-Arnold is just a ‘Championship-level’ defender

It follows a troublesome begin to the season that has seen Alexander-Arnold caught out in defence

Leboeuf thinks Liverpool’s system below Jurgen Klopp is the one one which fits the full-back

Leboeuf has now given his verdict on the suitable again, stating that Alexander-Arnold’s defending is a serious concern, and that this challenge has solely been coated up for thus lengthy as a result of particular system that Jurgen Klopp performs at Liverpool. 

‘Take a look at Trent Alexander-Arnold. I like the man, his offensive qualities. However defensively, he is Championship degree,’ Leboeuf stated in an interview with French newspaper Journal du Dimanche.

‘Solely [Jurgen] Klopp’s system works for him. When it would not work in addition to it has this season, all you see is his defensive shortcomings.’

Alexander-Arnold has had an underwhelming begin to the season which has coincided with Liverpool dropping factors in 4 of their opening six league matches.

He additionally seems to be a way down Gareth Southgate’s pecking order for England after failing to get on the pitch within the facet’s newest defeat in opposition to Italy on Friday. Reece James and Kyle Walker had been each picked forward of him in Milan.

Alexander-Arnold was an unused substitute for England in opposition to Italy on Friday evening

Leboeuf has admitted that he want to communicate to Alexander-Arnold personally to get him out of his droop, and has urged the defender to ‘work on the fundamentals’ to rediscover his finest kind.

He continued: ‘I need to take him with me to work on the fundamentals. I might say to him: “Flip your head and look behind you, it is going to be higher already”.’

Time is operating out for Alexander-Arnold to power his means into England’s beginning XI earlier than the World Cup will get underway in November.

He might get one remaining likelihood to impress in opposition to Germany at Wembley on Monday evening, with that being the final sport earlier than Southgate names his squad for Qatar.