Southgate CAN call upon both Trent Alexander-Arnold and Bellingham in England XI
Chris Sutton has argued that Trent Alexander-Arnold and Jude Bellingham can play together in Gareth Southgate's starting XI, if the Liverpool player can prove his worth in the position against top sides on Mail Sport's It's All Kicking Off podcast.
Alexander-Arnold distinguished himself for England against Malta on Friday during the side's somewhat unspiring 2-0 win against the European minnows as Southgate opted to deploy the player further up the field.
The 25-year-old looked impressive as a playmaker for his international side, and earned himself the Player of the Match award in the contest at Wembley ahead of last weekend.
But Southgate was unable to trial the player alongside England's midfield superstarlet Jude Bellingham, after the Real Madrid man left the camp as he continues to recover from a dislocated shoulder.
After a blistering start to life in LaLiga - which has seen the 20-year-old score 13 in 14 appearances - Bellingham will likely play a key role in England's quest for a major title at next year's European championships.
But Mail Sport's chief football editor Ian Ladyman wondered if it was possible to see both Bellingham and Alexander-Arnold feature alongside one another when both fit and firing - with Jordan Henderson and Kalvin Phillips both increasingly unlikely to make the starting XI in Germany next summer.
'That role Alexander-Arnold (has played for England) he's part of the holding (midfield) but he's absolutely at liberty to go forward as he did, and pass the ball well, and get involved - if he does that, when Jude "Hollywood" Bellingham is back in the team, does he risk getting in Bellingham's way a little bit?' Ladyman questioned.
'Should Bellingham be allowed to almost occupy that kind of No 10
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