Zaha is harder to play against than Ronaldo and Messi

Liverpool's Trent Alexander-Arnold has revealed Wilfried Zaha was his toughest opponent

 Wilfried Zaha was harder to play against than Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo, says Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold
Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold has revealed that he found it more difficult to play against Crystal Palace's Wilfried Zaha than Neymar and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Alexander-Arnold has made just 54 appearances for Liverpool but he has already come up against some of the game's greatest players, including Neymar and Ronaldo in the Champions League.

However, the England international stressed that Zaha's flair and unpredictability made him especially difficult to defend against.

lexander-Arnold told The Times: 'On the day, I'd say Zaha was the hardest. Just his athleticism. You can't get the ball off him, hard to tackle, fast, skilful, can score goals, set them up, a match-winner.

'With Neymar and Ronaldo, you can see they are very intelligent players, people who know their trade, different movements, but they never got much of the ball against us.

'Obviously Zaha is not at a level of Ronaldo and Neymar, but for me on the day Zaha was probably the hardest.

In the quarter-finals of the Champions League last season, Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola instructed winger Leroy Sane to target Alexander-Arnold.

The Liverpool defender went into the game having previously struggled against Marcus Rashford of Manchester United and the aforementioned Zaha, and he wasn't especially concerned by Guardiola's tactics.

Alexander-Arnold said: 'I came off two games against Rashford and Zaha, arguably my two hardest games last season, where both wingers got the best of me, and I was going up against Sane, so I can't blame Guardiola for his tactics at all.'

Now capped by England on four occasions at senior level, Alexander-Arnold has taken significant strides forwards in his career and has produced some excellent performances.

The next step for the prospect will be to try and win trophies, with Liverpool looking for glory both domestically and on the European stage.

The Reds, who have yet to lose in the Premier League this season, face Huddersfield away on Saturday.