England’s management may feel there is a life without Trent Alexander-Arnold but for the majority on the outside the continued exclusion of the Liverpool full back brings only bewilderment.

Certainly, Jürgen Klopp has long since settled on the notion that the youngster, who has seven international caps, is integral to everything he is striving to achieve with Liverpool.

Sunday’s trip to Old Trafford will conjure a variety of emotions for Alexander-Arnold: there was the elation of making his full Premier League debut there in January 2017, the disappointment of being bamboozled by Marcus Rashford in a defeat the following season and the frustration when being left out for last February’s game.

Yet there is a reason why that goalless draw with Manchester United eight months