Gary Neville hails Trent Alexander-Arnold for his role in Liverpool’s opening goal against Tottenham as he compares the Reds star to Premier League icons
- Trent Alexander-Arnold assisted Luis Diaz for Liverpool’s first goal of the match
- The 26-year-old’s spectacular passing ability has been compared to David Beckham
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Gary Neville marveled at Trent-Alexander Arnold’s assist on Liverpool’s opening goal against Tottenham on Sunday.
The Liverpool star earned his fourth assist of the Premier League season with a sublime curling pass to Luis Diaz, who headed home to give the Reds a 1-0 lead at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
The Colombian quickly recognized his teammate’s efforts and celebrated with Alexander-Arnold by figuratively cleaning his boots.
Neville compared Alexander-Arnold to some of the league’s best ever ball strikers, including David Beckham.
“I looked at Diaz in the build-up to the goal, he drops deeper than Gakpo and Salah in the old Firmino positions,” he said.
‘The cross is something else. It’s precision, there are very few players in the history of the Premier League that I’ve seen who can earn like sixpence with that level of speed, accuracy and whip, it’s absolutely perfect.
Trent Alexander-Arnold broke Tottenham’s defensive line with a perfect cross to Diaz
Gary Neville compared the England star’s cruising ability to some Premier League legends
‘KDB, Beckham, Trent, Gerrard maybe in his best years. The pace is on the ball and he does a really good job, throwing his neck back to put some extra power behind Forster.”
Alexander-Arnold has scored the most assists by a defender in Premier League history (62), followed by his teammate Andy Robertson (59).
Only two Liverpool players have more assists than the England star in the league: Steven Gerrard (92) and Mohamed Salah (72).