'Utter bulls*it" - 'Disgusting' Gary Neville slammed by England fans for claiming Trent Alexander-Arnold is not good enough to play in midfield as pundit is labelled 'weird' for 'agenda' against Liverpool star

Former Manchester United legend and ITV pundit Gary Neville was one of the critics of Alexander-Arnold over his performances as the Three Lions scraped past Serbia with a 1-0 win on the night thanks to Jude Bellingham. The former full-back tore into the Liverpool star's skill set as he went on to insinuate that a full-back is a full-back because they've previously not been good enough to play further forward. However, Neville has also received a lot of criticism for his opinions about the 25-year-old.

Speaking on ITV, the former right-back said: "There's something for me, just thinking that Gareth wants to get Gallagher into the team. He's obviously going to make unpopular decisions, Gareth, and he's not scared of it. But I think there's an element of wanting to get Gallagher into the team but he knows that would be deemed as being quite negative. I think he's gone half in, he's not gone Gallagher, he's not gone Mainoo."

Fellow pundit and Manchester United legend Roy Keane agreed with Neville and said: "If you're a midfielder and see a right-back getting in ahead of you... you're not going to be happy."

X user @StePlunk took on the ITV broadcast, saying: "ITV Sports. Welcome to France Vs Austria. Let's just talk about Trent lol... Neville chatting absolute garbage suggesting Klopp moved him to RB because he didn't fancy him in midfield. This is also not the next level for a footballer. Ffs have a day off."

Another user @GrantEEMitchell said: "Gary Neville’s slander of Trent is UTTER bull*hit. Hating on a different level."

Liverpool fan @Henry_Taylor04 said: "Gary Neville projecting his own insecurities about not being able to be a midfielder onto Trent is disgusting. Trent became Liverpool’s right back because Clyne wasn’t fit and Gomez wasn’t fit."

@DanReilly92 said: "Gary Neville’s obsession with being negative about Trent is getting a bit weird now."

@adammsmith00 said on X: "The switch from Keane & Neville from Trent to Foden is outrageous. Agenda is silly"

Alexander-Arnold has possibly been one of the best full-backs in the world but has often been targeted for his defensive frailties. Nevertheless, it remains to be seen if Southgate will cave to the pundits' pressure and start a more natural midfielder next time out.

It is still unknown whether Southgate will continue on with his experiment after surviving Serbia, however, it is possible Alexander-Arnold may return to right-back against Denmark on June 20.