“It’s five minutes in. Aston Villa half-clear a corner to around 40 yards from goal, dead centre. How many right-backs will shun the easy back-in-the-mixer option to ping an outside-of-the-foot pass and find a teammate on the flank? And how many left-backs will make a surging run down the right-hand side, then meet the pass with a perfect first-time touch with the outside of the boot for your striker to slot home? They’re an extraordinary pair, are Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson. …”
The Sportsman