'Best Man on the Field' - Reds Fans React to Liverpool Star's World Cup Performance Against Belgium

With the World Cup fast approaching the knockout stages, many teams were fighting for survival and passage to the last 16 of the competition in their final match of the group stages - not so for England and Belgium.

Going into the final fixtures of Group G, both England and Belgium already had their qualification for the knockout rounds of the tournament guaranteed following victories over Tunisia and Panama, the former triumphing 2-1 and 6-1, and the latter winning 5-2 and 3-0.

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Subsequently, the only aspect of the group yet to be decided was which of the two teams would qualify at the top of the group. Subsequently, both sides opted to give some of their second string players a run out, giving the managers a rare opportunity to experiment with their sides on such a big stage.

One player that was afforded the opportunity to make his World Cup bow was Liverpool's immensely talented young full back, Trent Alexander-Arnold, with the 19-year-old selected for the Three Lions' World Cup squad after helping to guide the Reds to the 2017/18 Champions League final.

Despite being picked out as a potential weak link due to to age, Alexander-Arnold frequently shone as one of Liverpool's most talented players, and his high standard of play was certainly on display for all to see as England took on Belgium on Thursday night.

Throughout the game, the Liverpool youngster made a total of nine key passes as Gareth Southgate's men fell to a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Belgium, putting in yet another impressive shift and garnering a fair amount of praise from fans on Twitter as a result.

After qualifying from Group G in second pace, England are set to face Group H winners Colombia in the last 16 on Tuesday, before potentially facing either Sweden or Switzerland in the quarter finals.