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FROM BACK PAGE right-back will be part of England’s third-youngest World Cup party, with an average age of 26.

Lallana has at least been put on the standby list along with James Tarkowski, Tom Heaton, Lewis Cook and Jake Livermore.

Alexander-Arnold, preparing in Marbella for Liverpool’s Champions League final, said: “I’m honoured, excited and feeling really proud.

“I only found out this morning. Jurgen Klopp asked me if I knew anything about the squad or anything yet. I said ‘no’ and he said ‘have you got anything planned around the time of the World Cup?’

“I was like ‘no, no holidays or anything’ and he said to me ‘OK, good. You’re in the squad!’

“On England’s behalf, it was nice of them to let the manager tell me.”