'Something personal' - Trent Alexander-Arnold 'insulted' as Thomas Tuchel claim made

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Gary Lineker believes there's something 'personal' behind Thomas Tuchel's decision to leave Trent Alexander-Arnold out of his England squadGary Lineker suspects that there's something 'personal' behind Thomas Tuchel's decision to exclude Trent Alexander-Arnold from his England squad. "You know I'm obviously a big admirer of Trent," Lineker started on the The Rest is Football podcast.READ MORE: Nine Liverpool players could miss Man City FA Cup tie as Erling Haaland gets 'special treatment'"I think there's something personal because football-wise, there's no argument.

I can't see how he can not be in that squad because he has to improve your chances, even if it's from the bench."So I suspect there's something that Tuchel does not like about Trent Alexander-Arnold. I'm just guessing in terms of what it might be, whether it's his attitude, whether it's he's not brilliant defensively.

I wouldn't judge him on that because we don't really know what exactly happened in the camp and his reasons for not playing.Lineker continued: "The players do within the squad, and you know there were talks about big fall-outs and him not being treated very well, you know, and then Tuchel says he's called him up, he's brought him in.Get £250 to switch to Virgin Media's sport packagesThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. I think it is a very tough decision that we made."There's no question about his talent, his career, and what he can contribute to teams.