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Milner: Alexander-Arnold can become one of the great full-backs

James Milner believes that Trent Alexander-Arnold can become one of the best full-backs in World Football.

The veteran has seen plenty of players come and go during his professional career which is now into its 18th season.

So when he says someone has some special qualities that can go all the way to the very top, you certainly take note.

The talent of Alexander-Arnold has been well documented for a while, but it was his outstanding all-round performance against Leicester on Thursday evening where he produced two pin-point assists for Roberto Firmino and a glorious strike of his own that the discussion over how far he can go in the game went to another level.

The Daily Mail reported Milner as saying:

“He [Alexander-Arnold] will keep improving and if he keeps doing what he's doing now for the foreseeable future, given how young he is, he'll have people talking about him for a long, long time.

'There's a long way to go and we don't want him to get a big head, but he won't because there's plenty of people around him in this dressing room that if does they will pop it straight away.

The midfielder believes that the mentality and big-game experience of the 21 year-old is a couple of his biggest strengths.

 

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“One of the most impressive things about him is his mentality. 

“ You can admire him ability-wise but his mentality is great. He's got a great attitude.

“I think there's a lot more to come from him and he will keep on improving and be a massive player for Liverpool for many years to come.

'When you see the amount of games he's played, occasions he's played; Champions League finals, big games, pushing for the league title games, it's just massive experience playing alongside these guys.

"He's going to make mistakes and will have to bounce back from them. 

“Can he become one of the greats in that position? One hundred per cent.”

In terms of the strong position of the team in the league at this current point of time, Milner does not believe they can afford to listen to the outside noise and assume the job is done.

“'Every time you open your phone there are bulletins and newspaper articles and social media. 

“You have to be even better [than before] at dealing with that and this squad is really good at it. 

“We have to keep doing it."

 

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