Arne Slot says it is unlikely Trent Alexander-Arnold will feature for England during the international break after being forced off early into Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Aston Villa. The right-back appeared to signal that he had a problem with his hamstring and was immediately withdrawn on 25 minutes,

Alexander-Arnold signalled himself that he needed to go off, with Liverpool boss Slot admitting after a 2-0 victory on Merseyside sealed courtesy of goals from Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah that sent them five points clear at the top-flight summit that was not a good sign as he cast doubt on his vice-captain playing any part for England this week.