Liverpool fullback Trent Alexander-Arnold admits he struggled in midfield for England.
Alexander-Arnold admits he found it "difficult to get on the ball" during his midfield appearance for England in their 4-0 World Cup qualifying victory over Andorra on Sunday.
"It's a new role for me, a bit different," he told talkSPORT. "I think there's been a lot of questions being asked whether I can or cannot play in there and a lot of opinions being voiced over the last few weeks.
"It was an experiment the manager wanted to try out, but it was difficult to get on the ball for me, I found it a lot more difficult to get on the ball in those spaces.
"But whether I'm starting in there or starting right back I think naturally I just find myself drifting into midfield, getting the ball and affecting the game."
He continued: "The only difference was I was starting in there (in midfield) and it was a bit more difficult to really find the space that I wanted to.
"The second half we changed the system a little bit and I was able to find a lot more space and get time on the ball and get in positions that were fairly similar to playing in midfield anyway."
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