Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold admits Crystal Palace dazzler Wilfried Zaha was tougher to face than Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar.

Alexander-Arnold has made just 54 appearances for Liverpool but he has already come up against some of the game's greatest players, including PSG's Neymar and Juventus striker Ronaldo, when he was with Real Madrid. in the Champions League.

However, the England international stressed that Zaha's flair and unpredictability made him especially difficult to defend against.

He told The Times: "On the day, I'd say Zaha was the hardest. Just his athleticism. You can't get the ball off him, hard to tackle, fast, skilful, can score goals, set them up, a match-winner.

"With Neymar and Ronaldo, you can see they are very intelligent players, people who know their trade, different movements, but they never got much of the ball against us.

"Obviously Zaha is not at a level of Ronaldo and Neymar, but for me on the day Zaha was probably the hardest."