Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka wasn’t happy with Trent Alexander-Arnold in England training and labelled him a ‘cheat’ after the Liverpool man got the better of him, or so he thought.
As posted by England’s official YouTube account, both the Arsenal and Liverpool duo were involved in a training drill where they would see who is the quickest over five yards.
After winning the first drill, Saka wasn’t happy with his teammate because his foot was ‘over the line’ and not inside the parameters when going head-to-head.
The Arsenal academy product wasn’t having any of it and made his feelings clear, with Tammy Abraham winding him up in the background.
Even at the second time of asking, when Alexander-Arnold kept his foot on the line, he still seemingly managed to beat him, even though Saka was claiming the win (as you can see seven minutes in).
“Your foot was over the line,” said Saka. “This guy is a cheat.”
Abraham who was in the background then seemingly tried to wind Saka up by saying: “How can you lose?”
Saka then responded: “His foot was over the line. You’re a cheat, bro. It’s over the line.”
But Alexander-Arnold made it clear: “It was (my foot) on the cone.”
Abraham then chirped away once more: “You got beat again.”
It’s good to see the England players in a positive mood, as they booked their place for Qatar 2022 this week.
Both Saka and Alexander-Arnold will be hoping to earn that ticket next year, but are they certain to get selected?
It needs to be remembered that it wasn’t so long ago that Liverpool creative right-back wasn’t being picked by Gareth Southgate.
Some have questioned why Alexander-Arnold hasn’t been able to cement a place in the England side when he is probably one of the best fullbacks in the world, so there will always be that concern.
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