'There is no point' - Jamie Carragher explains how Liverpool can fully unleash Trent Alexander-Arnold
Jamie Carragher has rejected the idea Trent Alexander-Arnold should be playing each game as a central midfielder for Liverpool.
Plenty has been said in the last 12 months over just where is the best position for the 25-year-old, having come under the spotlight last season when his flank was regularly targeted by opposition teams.
Searching for a solution to this issue, Jurgen Klopp trialled a new system in April when Arsenal made the trip to Anfield with Alexander-Arnold as an inverted full-back. This hybrid role consisted of the Academy graduate occupying midfield areas when on the attack before moving to right-back when out of possession.
Some supporters were left calling for the West Derby-born defender to be deployed as an out-and-out midfielder following the success of this experiment, a demand Klopp briefly fulfilled during pre-season matches the summer.
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It soon became clear at the start of this campaign, though, that Alexander-Arnold would not be acting as one of the three players in a central area on a consistent basis and would instead be interchanging between defence and midfield - as has been the case in recent weeks.
Convinced this remains the correct approach and that Liverpool should not tie themselves down to making a definitive decision, Carragher told the ECHO: "This new role, in terms of going into midfield, has been a revelation for him. I am still not 100 per cent sure we need to do it every single game as it can leave the team exposed.
"In terms of getting Trent on the ball and creating from the centre of midfield, I don't think there are
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