Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney has thrown his weight behind talented teenager Kobbie Mainoo.
The current Plymouth manager admitted that he would pick Mainoo over Trent Alexander-Arnold in England's midfield.
The Liverpool right-back is hoping to gain a berth in the starting lineups at Euro 2024, but in midfield instead of defense.
Rooney said on The Overlap: "No. I have watched Trent play in midfield a few times and I think you lose a lot of his qualities. His delivery is obviously incredible and of course he can pick passes from midfield, but I think he has to fight it out [with Walker for the right-back spot].
"I know Kyle is the best right-back in the world at the minute but I think midfield is such an important position. I would play Mainoo before Trent in midfield, 100%.
"It's not that Trent can't play there, we saw him do it recently against Everton and some of the passes he was hitting were unbelievable.
It's probably only Becks [David Beckham] who beats him in that area. But I think to play in midfield, you need that discipline, especially when you come up against the bigger teams, and he might get found out a little bit."
