"His defensive play is that bad" – Gary Neville sets off on passionate rant on Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold

Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville has expressed his opinion on Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold's performance in the Reds' 2-2 Premier League home draw against Arsenal on Sunday (April 9).

Liverpool came back from two goals down to shock the Premier League leaders at Anfield. Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus bagged a goal apiece before the half-hour mark, while Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino scored on either side of the break to restore parity.

Reds manager Jurgen Klopp engineered the thrilling comeback after opting to use Alexander-Arnold as an auxiliary midfielder in the second half. However, the right-back struggled defensively despite assisting Firmino's headed equalizer after nutmegging Arsenal's Oleksandr Zinchenko.

Speaking on Sky Sports, Neville shared his thoughts on Alexander-Arnold's outing during Liverpool's draw against Arsenal. He said:

"He was absolutely sensational going forward. I don't know what to say about him anymore because his defensive play is that bad. Some of the positions he takes up against Martinelli to defend a straight pass is schoolboy defending. I don't understand it at all."

Stating that Alexander-Arnold isn't fit to play in midfield, Neville added:

"But some of his attacking play, his deliveries and his courage to get on the ball despite those mistakes has got to be admired. I admire him enormously. Trent would drift into midfield given the freedom being at right-back gives him, but if he was actually to play in midfield away from home in the Premier League and he was getting the ball popped into him, that's a different ball game."

Backing the Liverpool star to shine at wing-back, Neville concluded:

"I think he can play wing-back. Jurgen Klopp tried to play him in a different position, he tried to pull him into midfield – Zinchenko-like, John Stones-like – but he could definitely play wing-back as there is a right-sided centre-back who can shift into the channel to deal with the straight balls. He doesn't need to become the best defender in the world. He just cannot be a liability on the pitch."

Arnold had a good game in the attacking third as he proved to be a menace on the right-hand side. He sent in six accurate crosses, creating four chances. He also came close to scoring with a long range effort in the second half.

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