{"id":1101451,"date":"2019-08-13T17:29:21","date_gmt":"2019-08-13T16:29:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1101451"},"modified":"2019-08-13T17:29:21","modified_gmt":"2019-08-13T16:29:21","slug":"alexander-arnold-beckham-crossing-liverpool-murphy","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/alexander-arnold-beckham-crossing-liverpool-murphy\/","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Arnold ‘already as good as Beckham’ at crossing, says former Liverpool midfielder Murphy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Former Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy has hailed right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold as being England’s best crosser since David Beckham.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Alexander-Arnold, 20, has made a name for himself over the past year-and-a-half as an extremely talented attacking full-back.<\/p>\n

How good is Alexander-Arnold? Five things to know…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Alexander-Arnold has risen to prominence as Liverpool’s first-choice right-back.<\/li>\n
  • The 20-year-old recorded 12 Premier League assists last season.<\/li>\n
  • His performances have also seen Alexander-Arnold fight his way into the England squad.<\/li>\n
  • Murphy believes England have some of the best right-backs in Europe.<\/li>\n
  • And the former Liverpool man reckons Alexander-Arnold’s crossing is as good as Beckham’s.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    The Englishman recorded 12 assists in the Premier League last season, with only Eden Hazard (15) and Ryan Fraser (14) managing more. Alexander-Arnold also started the new season with an assist in Liverpool’s 4-1 win over Norwich City.<\/p>\n

    And Murphy believes Alexander-Arnold technical ability at full-back is unrivalled among his compatriots.<\/p>\n

    \u201cGareth Southgate\u2019s got a massive headache but a good one \u2013 I think England have three of the best right-backs in Europe,” he told talkSPORT<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    \u201cWe\u2019re spoilt. We\u2019ve got three wonderful right-backs \u2013 Kyle Walker, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Aaron Wan-Bissaka \u2013 there\u2019s so much quality.<\/p>\n

    \u201cTrent\u2019s display of passing and technical ability that we\u2019ve not seen in a full-back for many, many years.<\/p>\n

    \u201cTrent, for me, is as good a crosser of the ball I\u2019ve seen since David Beckham.<\/p>\n

    \u201cHis crossing is already as good as Beckham, definitely. His set plays and crossing are both phenomenal.<\/p>\n