'Not fair': Gary Lineker unhappy with what's happened to 'unbelievable' Liverpool player recently

Gary Lineker has now confessed that he’s been less than happy with the treatment of one of Arne Slot’s Liverpool stars of late.

Right now, Slot and Liverpool’s recruitment team will be diligently preparing for the new season, finalising their transfer plans.

It’s all been pretty quiet at Anfield in that regard, which is perhaps testament to the quality of the squad Jurgen Klopp left behind.

There’s certainly no glaring weaknesses in the Liverpool squad, even if many feel as if a new centre-back would strengthen options.

That being said, one of the most interesting narratives of the new season will be how Slot intends to get the best out of Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Slot is already thought to be a big Conor Bradley fan, perhaps meaning he envisions a future with Trent in midfield.

And following Trent’s penalty shoot-out heroics for England on Saturday, pundit Gary Lineker has now been discussing the defender’s recent treatment by his country.

Lineker was speaking on ‘The Rest Is Football’ podcast and initially shared how he ‘welled up’ when Trent scored his penalty.

Gary Lineker delighted for Trent Alexander-Arnold after shouldering England ‘blame’

Lineker discussed how Trent was suddenly thrown into a ‘disjointed’ England midfield by Gareth Southgate, expressing that he had become something of a scapegoat.

He shared: “The other time that I actually welled up a little bit was with Trent because I feel for Trent in this tournament.

“I think he was a bit hung out to dry a little bit because he has been suddenly put into that central midfield position, but he was put into it because the team was a bit disjointed.

“It wasn’t cohesive, they were all over the place, and everyone was blaming Trent. Then he takes him off, and I just thought, ‘That’s not fair’.

“I am so pleased for him that he came on and then to score the winning penalty. He is such an unbelievably brilliant footballer.”

Many, not just of a Liverpool persuasion, had hoped that Trent would start as a right wing-back against Switzerland, with Bukayo Saka on the left.

However, with Luke Shaw’s return and Saka’s brilliance on the right on Saturday, it unfortunately seems as if Trent will remain on the bench initially against the Netherlands. 

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