Former Man Utd captain urges Michael Carrick to sign Liverpool legend

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(Photo: Getty Images) Ex-Manchester United captain Antonio Valencia has urged the club to make an audacious move for Real Madrid and former Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold. To that end, the Ecuador legend believes that Alexander-Arnold would be a perfect signing, despite his history with United’s arch-rivals Liverpool. ‘Trent is a player I like a lot,’ Valencia said, as quoted by The Standard. ‘He has a very good right foot, he crosses well, and he is a player who defends well. ‘He would be very good for Manchester United.

He knows the Premier League. He knows what it means to win the Champions League and the Premier League.

Trent Alexander-Arnold won two Premier League titles and the Champions League with Liverpool (Photo: Getty Images) ‘He is a passionate player, and I would like to see him at Manchester United. ‘Hopefully it could happen, because we need players like that at Old Trafford. Antonio Valencia spent a decade at Man Utd, won two Premier League titles and took over the captaincy from Carrick (Photo: Getty Images) That hasn’t put off Valencia, though the former winger/full-back hopes that no matter what, United also keep current first-choice right-back Diogo Dalot. ‘Manchester always have to renew the squad, and this is a team that we hope can have a good Premier League season and win it. ‘But in terms of a right-back… I just hope that whoever comes in can be the best possible option.