"“No disrespect to Ben White I think he's a fantastic player but for him to be in the squad and playing ahead of Trent is mind-boggling,” Rooney said on the Wayne Rooney Podcast. Newcastle's Tino Livramento, Tottenham's Djed Spence and Aston Villa's Ezri Konsa were all picked ahead of Alexander-Arnold in Tuchel's 35-man selection for England's final home friendlies before the World Cup."
"Alexander-Arnold has featured regularly for Real Madrid since recovering from a thigh problem in January but was overlooked for England's friendlies against Uruguay and Japan in March, despite Chelsea right-back Reece James being absent through injury. Arsenal full-back Ben White started both those games, scoring England's opener in the 1-1 draw with Uruguay."
"“I think he probably still makes it,” Jagielka said. “You need your best players. ”If [Alexander-Arnold] proves he can play half as well as he played for most of his time at Liverpool, he's definitely worth taking on the plane. If Reece James is fit, you put him in [at right-back].”"
"Rooney would also start James on the right side of defence this summer, despite calling the 26-year-old “unreliable” as a full-back. “Reece James isn't the most defensive,” Rooney said. “In terms of the lads who are there, you wouldn't say they're the best defensively anyway, [any] of them.”"
Trent Alexander-Arnold was left out of Thomas Tuchel’s final England squad for home friendlies before the World Cup despite regular appearances for Real Madrid after a thigh problem. Wayne Rooney called the decision “mind-boggling,” noting that Alexander-Arnold was overlooked for matches against Uruguay and Japan, where Ben White started and scored. Rooney said Alexander-Arnold had been left out of Tuchel’s last four squads and had not played for England since a World Cup qualifier against Andorra. Phil Jagielka argued Alexander-Arnold still deserves a place, saying he should be taken if he performs at even half his Liverpool level. Rooney also suggested Reece James should start if fit, while describing him as unreliable defensively.
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