Jamie Carragher responds to Trent Alexander-Arnold update - 'This just proves it'

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Former Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold will be forced to watch the World Cup from home as he remains in the cold from Thomas Tuchel's sideJamie Carragher says he isn't surprised to see former Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold snubbed by England again as Thomas Tuchel prioritises 'squad harmony over quality'. His showings for Real Madrid wasn't enough to convince Tuchel to reserve a seat on the plane.And as a result of Tino Livramento being forced to withdraw from the team due to a calf injury on Tuesday, Alexander-Arnold was overlooked again with Chelsea centre-back Trevoh Chalobah receiving the nod.Carragher felt that some of the 27-year-old's shortcomings played a part in Tuchel's thinking and the former Chelsea and Bayern Munich head coach has opted for squad harmony over quality but overall, he wasn't surprised by the decision.He told Sky Sports: "We know Thomas Tuchel’s stance regarding Trent.

When you look at some of the players in the squad it looks as though he’s picking centre-backs who can do a job at right-back rather than out and out right-backs."We know there’s the special qualities that Alexander-Arnold has. The qualities Trent has, and maybe the deficiencies is maybe why Tuchel hasn’t picked him."He’s looking at the negatives instead of the positives.

I wouldn’t say I’m overly surprised that he hasn’t gone for Trent."I said a few weeks ago that he’s picking team harmony, togetherness and spirit over quality and talent. The Real Madrid star is the topic of debate regarding whether he will receive a starting berth.But Manchester United defender Harry Maguire claimed that the decision to snub Alexander-Arnold was more to dismiss the possibility of creating unnecessary headlines on the eve of their group opener.Speaking on the Rest is Football, he said: "When someone drops out like that, I do believe (with) the squad, you want to call up somebody with a minimum of fuss, no real media attention or disruption to the camp."So I do believe when someone did get injured, I don't think Trent would've ever been called up because the questions and everything will be about him, if it's a big game, it's about Croatia."If he called me up, it (the questions) would be about me, Luke Shaw the same, we've been to tournaments and play for big clubs, that's what you want when you bring someone up on standby.