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title: "Glen Hoddle claims Trent Alexander-Arnold has dipped in form"
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# Glen Hoddle claims Trent Alexander-Arnold has dipped in form

Since [being left out of the England squad](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/trent-alexander-arnold-england-squad-20250945) by Gareth Southgate last week, [Liverpool](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2021/03/30/virals-twitter-thread-attempts-to-debunk-ibrahima-konate-injury-woes/)youngster Trent Alexander-Arnold’s form this season has come under magnified scrunity.

Despite producing [frankly outstanding levels](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/398135-cafu-trent-alexander-arnold-is-a-rare-talent-i-love-watching-him-play) in his fledgeling career to date, the 22-year-old perhaps dipped below his usual high standards this season, albeit [truncated by injury](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/trent-alexander-arnold/verletzungen/spieler/314353).

Former England player and manager Glen Hoddle has added his thoughts this week on his own podcast, [The Glen Hoddle Footy Show](https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-glenn-hoddle-footy-show/id1531637544).

> As for Trent Alexander-Arnold. I think he’s a very good player. I have seen a slight change in him this year, he’s a very young man and this might be the very thing he needs.

Hoddle went on to hail some of the ‘wonderful’ contributions Alexander-Arnold has continued to make to[Jurgen Klopp](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2021/03/06/jurgen-klopp-delivers-defiant-message-of-unity/)‘s side, before claiming that generally, the right-back had ‘taken his foot off the pedal’ somewhat.

Having earned[12-caps](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/trent-alexander-arnold/nationalmannschaft/spieler/314353/verein_id/3299) to date for England, there remains a possibility the Scouser could still make the squad for the European Championships this summer.

### READ LIVERPOOL VERDICT

There’s little denying Alexander-Arnold’s levels dropped slightly, particularly in the early weeks of this season.

Last term the attacking right-back contributed a remarkable [13 assists and four goals in 38 Premier League outings](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/trent-alexander-arnold/leistungsdaten/spieler/314353/plus/0?saison=2019) as the Reds swept aside all-comers.

By comparison, as Klopp’s men face struggles across the board, Alexander-Arnold has [scored just once](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/trent-alexander-arnold/leistungsdaten/spieler/314353/plus/0?saison=2020) and assisted teammates on three occasions.