Adam Wharton likened to Trent Alexander-Arnold amid Liverpool transfer links
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"I'm not sure if he gets around the pitch enough defensively, so that could be a burden against him."But for me, I love the way he looks forward and passes.”He can hit killer balls which take a defense out with one pass, and I'm not sure we've got that many in the deep-lying position who can do that at a consistent level - so my eyebrows lifted when I saw he wasn't part of the squad."Get Liverpool's new 2026/27 home kitThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn moreLiverpool FC have launched their new home kit for the 2026/27, inspired by iconic adidas strip worn during the club's 1989/90 title-winning campaign.Hoddle was effusive in his praise for Wharton’s performance during Wednesday’s final, and even went as far as to compare him to Alexander-Arnold, which may further encourage Liverpool this summer.”You’re looking at playing a cup final, you’re looking at playing at the top level and doing it at the top level — tonight, he has played in a final, there is a lot of tension,” Hoddle added.”Can you go out there and perform?
Well, he did. 'Give me the ball, I will show you what I can do. What I am good at is passing.'"And he has done that, I have just analyzed that, he has made a terrific contribution to the goal.Wharton has been likened to Trent Alexander-Arnold(Image: Getty Images)”He is a player that, I think, there are passes that nobody in that squad [can make].
Trent [Alexander-Arnold] could probably hit a few passes like that, he is not in it either.”This is the quality that we have got, because this lad can play forward, he hits passes that nobody else looks for, let alone can play.”Now, whether he has got the bottle to have done that in the World Cup in an England shirt is another story.”You’ve got to take that to the next level. I would have had him in the squad.”