Brazil World Cup winner Marcos Cafu says England aren't making the most of Liverpool fullback Trent Alexander-Arnold's game.

Questioning why Alexander-Arnold has been overlooked by Gareth Southgate, insisting that unjustified criticism around his defending reminds him of the treatment himself and team-mate Roberto Carlos weathered during their careers, despite their indisputable success.

“I don't understand why," said Cafu, on the omission of Alexander-Arnold "He's the full package: he has quality, dribbling skills, and pace. But it's always the same thing.

"They say you don't defend and sit you.

"They used to do the same thing to me and Roberto Carlos, but I'd argue we managed to win something anyway. The style of the fullbacks has become robotic, there are fewer cuts without the ball."