Arne Slot is lucky to inherit a Liverpool side packed full of talent, none more prodigious than Trent Alexander-Arnold.

The way he is set to deploy Alexander-Arnold at the Euros will throw the defender's Liverpool role into sharp relief.

Over the years, it's Southgate who has had to face the most scrutiny when it comes to Alexander-Arnold, constantly having to explain his reluctance to play the right-back amid his imperious Liverpool form.

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Inevitably, if Alexander-Arnold does indeed get the nod, he will show to the world what Liverpool has known for a while.

Trent Alexander-Arnold's role with England will have ramifications for Arne Slot at Liverpool.

The crux of the issue is ultimately how to get the absolute maximum out of a truly generational talent, and Southgate's apparently definitive ruling ahead of the Euros will ensure there are two very distinct camps.

Even if Slot does decide to follow Southgate, there's a big question over where Alexander-Arnold fits into the midfield?

But he's a hugely exciting talent too, as are the likes of Harvey Elliott, Curtis Jones and of course Alexis Mac Allister; as a right-back, Alexander-Arnold is at least only blocking the pathway of Conor Bradley, although he too is banging on the door for more minutes.

Naturally, there are worse headaches for Slot to have