Liverpool hero John Barnes can't see Trent Alexander-Arnold moving into midfield consistently.

Barnes has explained why he thinks Alexander-Arnold will never transition into midfield despite England boss Gareth Southgate experimenting with a positional switch last year.

“Trent Alexander-Arnold does not have a future as a midfielder. He is a right back and that's why he's able to play facing forward," the ex-England star said.

“Trent may not be as good defensively as he is going forward, but he doesn't always have to play teams of Manchester City's quality. People can say he needs to work on things defensively, but most of the time, Liverpool are on the front foot.

“Liverpool will happily suffer that odd occasion where he plays against a top team like Manchester City. The balance of what he does in a season, versus that time when you come up against tough opposition like Real Madrid or Manchester City, means Liverpool should stomach that for the benefit of what he does in an attacking sense."