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Jamie Carragher has backed Trent Alexander-Arnold to go on and surpass his total of 737 appearances for Liverpool.

The former Reds centre-back believes the young full-back from West Derby could be a mainstay of the team for the next 15 years.

Alexander-Arnold enhanced his reputation with two fine performances in the Champions League quarter-final win over Manchester City and Carragher is convinced that senior England caps will follow for the 19-year-old.

“Trent is going to be a Liverpool player for a long time,” Carragher told the ECHO.

“I honestly think he could end up making more appearances for the club than I did.

“He will need to avoid injuries, but he's only going to get better and he's going to take a lot of shifting.

“Trent got praise after the first leg against City but it was always going to be difficult to do it again as City were bound to have more possession and pose more of a threat.

“Leroy Sane is a top player and the nature of the game was that Trent was left one on one with him a lot of times, but he never panicked. It was great to see a local lad performing like that.

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“Young players are bound to have ups and downs, and difficult games now and again like he did against United and Palace.

“He's not the finished article but he's got a lot of talent and he's shown he's got the right attitude and temperament to do with it.”

Having represented England Under-21s, Alexander-Arnold is now being tipped to force his way into Gareth Southgate's World Cup squad.

"There's no doubt that he's a future England international," Carragher added.

"Gareth Southgate likes to give young players a chance but he does currently have plenty of options at right-back with Kieran Trippier and Kyle Walker.

"From Liverpool's perspective, Jurgen Klopp would probably rather he had a rest this summer after playing so many games.

"Trent won't be far away from the squad. He might just miss out this time but he will go on to win a lot of caps."