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As first impressions go, Trent Alexander-Arnold might not be too thrilled with the way Thomas Tuchel is going about things as England manager.

With the drama of his exit from Liverpool and his move to Real Madrid out of the way, the right-back might have been looking forward to finally stamping his authority on international duty as he got his first taste of life under Tuchel.

It’s a case of the same old story for the 26-year-old though, having been named on the bench against Andorra at the weekend - with former Liverpool teammate Curtis Jones rather embarrassingly being preferred at right-back instead - and suffering the same fate for Tuesday’s friendly against Senegal, with Kyle Walker getting the nod instead this time.



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The right-back has already outlined his dream of winning the Ballon d’Or, something which he’ll no doubt feel his new side will be able to help him achieve.

"I want to be the first full-back to ever do it,” he said back in October?

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The problem is, if Alexander-Arnold isn’t even getting in Tuchel’s team, then his Ballon d’Or dream is going to take a major blow, even if England goes on to win the World Cup next year.

The fact that he still can’t get a start ahead of Walker won’t be seen as a promising sign, and everyone knows that Tuchel is a big fan of Reece James, who would surely be Alexander-Arnold’s long-term rival at right-back.

That Ballon d’Or dream would almost certainly have played a big part in his decision to depart Liverpool for Madrid, but if he’s not going to get into Tuchel’s plans, then the move might turn out to have all been for nothing