Liverpool fans furious as Southgate insists Tripper is better 'all round' than Alexander-Arnold

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Liverpool fans are up in arms after England boss Gareth Southgate said Kieran Trippier was a better "all round" player than Trent Alexander-Arnold.The Reds defender didn't play a single minute for the Three Lions over the international break, prompting fears he'll be left out of England's World Cup squad next month.

That's despite his club manager Jurgen Klopp declaring him to be "the best right-back in the world" last season.Kyle Walker and Reece James are expected to compete for the right back spot for the Three Lions, with Alexander-Arnold and Trippier deputising, though Southgate's comments after the Germany game suggest the Liverpool man is currently bottom of the pecking order.

That's left Reds fans scratching their heads, with England so short of creativity and their man providing a staggering 19 assists last season.READ MORE: Fuming Liverpool fans note Southgate's double standards as England axe Alexander-ArnoldWhen asked why he left Alexander-Arnold out of the squad for the 3-3 draw with Germany on Monday, under fire Southgate said: "I didn’t want any player to sit in the stand for two matches.

So I think the way we manage a group of people has been a big strength for us in the tournaments and we need to do that."We selected the squad because of the way we went with the team so we needed [Ben] Chilwell on the bench and we had Kieran [Trippier] who, at the moment, I feel his all round game is ahead [of Alexander-Arnold]," he added.Alexander-Arnold is widely considered one of the finest creative talents in world football, but his defensive deficiencies are evidently too prominent for Southgate to ignore, though his comments nonetheless left Reds fans fuming.Is Tripper's all round game better than.