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title: "Tweet: Lineker tips Trent to become one of England’s greatest-ever players"
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author: "Henry Jackson"
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published: "2020-02-25T20:00:00Z"
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# Tweet: Lineker tips Trent to become one of England’s greatest-ever players

Trent Alexander-Arnold was close to his brilliant best on Monday night, as Liverpool beat West Ham in the Premier League.

The Reds won 3-2 at Anfield, with Alexander-Arnold arguably his side’s standout performer. The 21-year-old [assisted two](https://www.whoscored.com/Matches/1376135/Live/England-Premier-League-2019-2020-Liverpool-West-Ham) of his side’s goals, including Sadio Mane’s winner.

Those assists took Alexander-Arnold’s tally for the season to [13 in all competitions](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/318871/Show/Trent-Alexander-Arnold), as his vast influence shows no sign of deminishing.

The youngster has enjoyed a fantastic season, earning plaudits for his displays at right-back and someone who is a huge admirer of the England international is Gary Lineker.

He knows or thing or two about what makes a top footballer, having enjoyed a wonderful playing carer that [spanned three decades](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Lineker).

Taking to [Twitter](https://twitter.com/GaryLineker/status/1232312998875631616?s=20) on Tuesday, the legendary former striker tipped Alexander-Arnold to be an all-time great English player:

> Said it for a long time, he’s gonna be one of this country’s greatest ever players. 👌🏻 [https://t.co/t0TGxVUFPZ](https://t.co/t0TGxVUFPZ)
>
> — Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) [February 25, 2020](https://twitter.com/GaryLineker/status/1232312998875631616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

It is enormous praise, perfectly summing the meteoric progress made by the West Derby-born star in the past three or four years.

If he can avoid serious injury, the sky really is the limit for the creative hub of this incredible Liverpool team.