Liverpool great John Barnes insists England can handle losing Trent Alexander-Arnold.
The Liverpool right back, who was a late inclusion in Southgate's 26-man squad for the Euros, was forced off late on in the 1-0 friendly victory over Austria due to a thigh injury - with the Three Lions boss now sweating over his fitness ahead of the opener against Croatia on June 13 at Wembley.
Barnes told BonusCodeBets.co.uk: "I've never known such a fervour about one position on a football pitch before Trent got injured - and you could say it is probably lucky we already had three others in the squad.
"He is one of our best right-backs, but we have so many options in that position, so it's actually not a great loss to England. It's obviously extremely sad for Trent and I feel for him - but we have so much cover there, so it should not be detrimental to England's chances.
"If Harry Kane limped off against Austria, I'd be sitting here being far more concerned for England. It's also lucky for Liverpool that this bad-looking injury has happened in the off season."
