Former England coach Gary Neville says Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold should be a World Cup starter.

The former Manchester United captain added that it was 'disappointing' to see two world-class stars in Alexander-Arnold and Phil Foden remain unused substitutes.

Neville's backing of the Liverpool right-back is somewhat surprising, given his criticism pre-tournament and the claim that Gareth Southgate wouldn't trust him in a knockout game.

He said, "If we're not confident of playing him when we're playing USA, who had a comfortable third game when we were going to play the whole of the bench. We haven't got that now and that's fine, no panic here. Other nations, France, Spain, Brazil would have Trent Alexander-Arnold and Foden in their starting 11.

"I understand it from watching it a little bit having watched Trent Alexander-Arnold, you see a game of that where we lack creativity - you think them two players should really be in there.

"Alexander-Arnold has some of the best deliveries you'll ever see from full-back and on that right side when Rashford came on, he had Henderson and Trippier so he was blocked from getting that delivery in.

"I think those two coming off the bench is a little bit disappointing, if you're trying to win the game they're world class talents."