Trent Alexander-Arnold was an unused substitute as England romped to a 4-0 win over Bulgaria at Wembley today.
The Liverpool defender was left on the bench, with Atletico Madrid’s Kieran Trippier used instead.
England still managed to get past Bulgaria, with Trippier returning to the side after over a year without a cap for the Three Lions.
However, some Liverpool fans were confused by the decision to leave out Trent, with many not agreeing with Gareth Southgate’s team selection.
Andrew was very confused by the decision to start Trippier.
Twitter: Tripper playing over trent what are england doing xD (@liverpoolLfc07)
Nath was also baffled by the decision and reckons that England would struggle against decent opposition.
Twitter: How does Trippier start over Trent? Does anyone know? Also England would get found out by a half decent team (@EarlRavebrook)
@NoticeNaby believes that this just shows that the Three Lions team is just picked on names, rather than merit.
Twitter: Trippier starting ahead of both Trent and Wan Bissaka
Lingard still making the squadJust in case you weren’t sure… https://t.co/XVZZWZOG2N (@NoticeNaby)
@SixSenor didn’t even bother to watch with Trent not in the team.
Twitter: Checked England line up. No Trent. No business watching then (@SixSenor)
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Trent should surely be starting every game for England in competitive fixtures, as he is surely the best player they have in the position.
Alexander Arnold has proven time and time again with the Reds that he is a world-class defender, and surely Southgate can see he is a better option than Trippier.
Although, it was against Bulgaria, and Southgate could just be testing out different options against weaker opposition.
Trent also didn’t risk playing to get an injury, which is a big boost to the Reds.
