"I love Trent Alexander-Arnold, his offensive qualities... But defensively, he's Championship level!"

Trent Alexander-Arnold's defensive ability has been described as 'Championship level' by Frank Leboeuf.

Liverpool have only kept two clean sheets in that time as well, in a 9-0 win over Bournemouth and a 0-0 draw with Everton.

"Only Klopp's system works for him. When it doesn't work as well as it has this season, all you see is his defensive shortcomings."

The ex-France international even outlined what he'd teach Alexander-Arnold.

He continued: "I want to take him with me to work on the basics. I would say to him: 'Turn your head and look behind you, it will be better already'. It was Roberto Carlos who deformed generations of defenders."

He was then outmuscled by Aleksandar Mitrovic in an opening day 2-2 draw with Fulham before being run ragged in a 2-1 defeat to Manchester United.

Gary Lineker believes the Premier League winner is still among England's biggest creative threats and tweeted his displeasure during the match.

Lineker said: "A gentle reminder that England’s most creative midfielder, James Maddison, was not in the squad of 28. And England’s most creative footballer, Trent Alexander-Arnold, is sat on the bench getting splinters in his arse…"

Alexander-Arnold has represented the Three Lions 17 times, but has Kyle Walker and Reece James ahead of him in the pecking order.