Gareth Southgate’s England were stunned by Slovakia (Picture: Getty)
Gary Neville slammed England boss Gareth Southgate for his ‘illegal’ handling of Trent Alexander-Arnold against Slovakia.
Speaking at half time, with England trailing 1-0 after a dismal first-half performance, Neville told ITV: ‘Southgate has tried minimum interference but it’s not working. This has got Iceland vibes written all over it.
‘It’s now or never for Gareth. He’s got to interfere and rip up the script because it’s been like this for four games now. It’s not about making one or two changes, he needs to get three on the pitch.
‘We need to see Palmer, we’ve got to see Trent and we’ve got to see Gordon. He’s got to shift the whole narrative around this game because nothing is going to change if he doesn’t.
‘I would switch Walker over and put Trent on. Gordon will be a runner and we know Palmer is in better form than the other players at this time.
‘Trent, it’s illegal that that lad isn’t playing football in a game like this for England.
‘We cannot have Walker and Trippier at full-back when we’re on the ball all the time.
‘Trent is the best football player we’ve ever seen at right-back in this country. He’s got to be on the pitch.’
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Source:: Metro
