McMahon: World Cup massive boost for Alexander-Arnold’s development

Steve McMahon says Trent Alexander-Arnold will benefit hugely from his call-up to the England World Cup squad and has urged him to cherish the experience.

Deputising at first for the injured Nathaniel Clyne, Alexander-Arnold enjoyed an excellent breakthrough season at Anfield, shining both domestically and on the continental stage.

Those performances earned him a place on the plane to Russia, though he may find game time limited given the greater degree of experience boasted by fellow right-back Kieran Trippier.

However, McMahon, who made 204 appearances for the Reds and was part of the England squad for Italia ’90, believes he will be “buzzing” regardless.

“Everything,” McMahon told Liverpoolfc.com, when asked what being at the World Cup could do for Alexander-Arnold’s development.

Asked by Liverpoolfc.com what being at the tournament could mean for Alexander-Arnold’s development, McMahon replied: “Everything. This is a success story for him and for Liverpool, because it can only make him better.

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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – Saturday, October 28, 2017: Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold during the FA Premier League match between Liverpool and Southampton at Anfield. (Pic by David Rawcliffe/Propaganda)

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“It’ll be exciting for Trent, he should come back buzzing even if he doesn’t play a game. He’s been part of the set-up at a World Cup finals – something youngsters don’t tend to get.

McMahon says the 19-year-old should take time to record what will be a memorable experience in a diary.

“He should be looking forward to it,” he said. “He had a tremendous season with Liverpool, and my piece of advice to him would be to keep a diary.

“I wish I’d have kept a diary every day – training, things I did, things I liked, things I didn’t like. I wish I’d wrote it all down and savoured the atmosphere so I’d have a scrapbook as such for that World Cup finals, because in 20, 30 years’ time, you’ve forgotten about what it was like and you forget all the little details that you went through.

“Keep a diary, a scrapbook that gives you a detailed analysis of the World Cup finals that you went to for your first time.”

Alexander-Arnold is being joined in the England camp by Reds skipper Jordan Henderson, who is expected to play a key role.

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