Former Liverpool striker Peter Crouch has compared Trent Alexander-Arnold to two of their best players from the recent past.

Alexander-Arnold has come in for a lot of praise for his performances from right back.

He is not only a stable defender, but offers one of the best attacking outlets in the side.

And Crouch compared him to the likes of Steven Gerrard and Xabi Alonso for his creativity.

Crouch told BBC Sport: "With what they do for this Liverpool team, Andy Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold are redefining the way full-backs play.

"With their runs forward and balls into the box they have always offered such an attacking threat along with the front three, but now they are passing to each other too.

"I remember when I was playing for Liverpool, the full-backs were passing it inside to Gerrard or Xabi Alonso, who would play the diagonal balls forward.

"Well, Trent is doing that himself now, from his position, and he is doing it just as well as Gerrard or Alonso.

"Then you have got 'Robbo' on his bike and pelting forward to get on the end of them, creating chances like he did for Salah's goal against City.

"It is a joy to watch at times and they really are outstanding. I don't know a better full-back pairing in the world at the moment, and they are another reason why this Liverpool team is going to be so hard to stop."