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Topics: Trent Alexander-Arnold, Liverpool, Football, Premier League, England, Football World Cup, Gary Neville
Rory O'Callaghan
Topics: Trent Alexander-Arnold, Liverpool, Football, Premier League, England, Football World Cup, Gary Neville
Gary Neville has been accused of hypocrisy by Liverpool supporters after he called for Trent Alexander-Arnold to be used by England manager Gareth Southgate against the United States.
England and the USA played out a drab goalless draw on Friday night, with Southgate's side lucky to come away with a point.
England struggled to create chances throughout the match and were second-best for long periods of the game.
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After the match, Neville claimed Southgate should have brought on Liverpool right-back Alexander-Arnold and Manchester City forward Phil Foden, who could have provided a greater attacking threat.
"We've got a couple of talents there stuck on the bench in Trent Alexander-Arnold and Phil Foden," Neville told ITV Sport.
"Alexander-Arnold has got some of the best deliveries you’ll ever see from a full-back.
"Just down that right-hand side, in that second half – I thought when [Marcus] Rashford came on, he had [Jordan] Henderson there and [Kieran] Trippier, so he was blocked a little bit from getting the deliveries you want.
"I think those two not coming off the bench was a little bit disappointing. If you're going to try and win the game, they're world-class talents."
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Neville's comments come just weeks after he described Alexander-Arnold as a potential defensive liability – claiming Southgate might not "trust" the Liverpool man in World Cup knockout games.
Some Liverpool supporters have now accused Neville of hypocrisy over his post-match comments.
"Neville u-turning on Trent and saying he would start for Spain, France and Brazil is so hypocritical," posted one fan on Twitter.
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"Gary Neville tying himself up in knots again claiming Trent should have been on the pitch a week after he said he wouldn't trust him," added another.
While a third wrote: "Gary Neville the worlds biggest hypocrite. Before the WC man told us Trent was a liability and would cost us and now today he's complaining that Trent 'a world class talent' was left on the bench. I agree Trent or Walker should start but this man is the biggest flip flopper."
England will be hoping for a better performance when they next face Wales in their final group game on Friday.