{"id":1109346,"date":"2019-10-03T14:04:21","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T13:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1109346"},"modified":"2019-10-03T14:04:21","modified_gmt":"2019-10-03T13:04:21","slug":"jamie-carragher-liverpool-trent-alexander-arnold-kevin-de-bruyne","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/jamie-carragher-liverpool-trent-alexander-arnold-kevin-de-bruyne\/","title":{"rendered":"Jamie Carragher earmarks Liverpool&#8217;s Trent Alexander-Arnold as the &#8216;next Kevin De Bruyne&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Jamie Carragher believes Liverpool full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold will end up playing a similar role to Kevin De Bruyne.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 20-year-old started his playing career in central midfield before transforming into a right-sided defender, where he&#8217;s flourished under Jurgen Klopp.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Trent to follow in De Bruyne&#8217;s footsteps? Five things to know\u2026<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Alexander-Arnold began his footballing development in central midfield.<\/li>\n<li>He would transform into a right-back where he&#8217;s flourished in Liverpool&#8217;s first-team.<\/li>\n<li>So far in a young career, he&#8217;s become renowned for his crossing ability.<\/li>\n<li>Only De Bruyne (29) has created more chances than him (23) in this season&#8217;s Premier League.<\/li>\n<li>Club legend Carragher believes he will end up in midfield and emulate De Bruyne.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7383312-alisson-is-the-golden-middle-of-the-goalkeeper-venn-diagram<\/p>\n<p>Since establishing himself in Liverpool&#8217;s first team, Alexander-Arnold has quickly made a name for himself, becoming renowned for his crossing ability.<\/p>\n<p>This asset has subsequently lead to many chances created, as well as assists. To date, across 96 appearances in all competitions, he&#8217;s created no fewer than 23 goals, while scoring five himself.<\/p>\n<p>So far this season, only mercurial Manchester City playmaker Kevin De Bruyne (29) has created more opportunities in the Premier League than Alexander-Arnold (23).<\/p>\n<p>It has led to many pondering his future role for the Reds, with club legend Carragher feeling it&#8217;s worth moving him into the middle of the park to get even more out of him.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Would You Rather Mason Mount or Tammy Abraham? 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