Trent Alexander-Arnold showed why he’s one of the most gifted passers of a football in the world with a sublime assist in England’s emphatic 7-0 win against North Macedonia tonight.
Gareth Southgate’s side were already three to the good at half-time and they needed just two minutes of the second half to further extend their advantage at Old Trafford.
It stemmed from a simply glorious pass from the Liverpool star, who lofted a first-time ball over the top of the visitors’ defence to pick out Bukayo Saka from all of 50 yards, with the Arsenal man taking a couple of touches before unleashing a rocket of a shot past Stole Dimitrievski.
It was the scorer’s second goal of the night, and he quickly went on to complete his hat-trick as England ran riot in Manchester.
The Gunners maestro will understandably get plenty of the headlines tonight and tomorrow, although he’ll readily acknowledge Trent’s typically inch-perfect contribution towards one portion of his treble at Old Trafford.
You can see Trent’s assist for Saka below, via @VMSportIE on Twitter:
WHAT A STRIKE! 🚀
Saka with a superb first touch, control and rocket of a finish! It's four. #EURO2024 pic.twitter.com/f7F28cnMnT
— Virgin Media Sport (@VMSportIE) June 19, 2023