Trent Alexander-Arnold was left in awe of a Liverpool legend who he called the closest player to Cristiano Ronaldo.

Alexander-Arnold has played with some of the best in the world at Liverpool, including Mohamed Salah, Philippe Coutinho and Virgil van Dijk but only one has compared to Ronaldo.

While speaking to Manchester United legend Gary Neville on Sky Bet's The Overlap podcast, the Reds defender revealed what it was like to face Sadio Mane in training, comparing him to the five-time Ballon d'Or winner.

Alexander-Arnold said: "He is the one player I've always thought that I am thankful I never had to play against.

"He was a perfect attacker, he had everything as an athlete.

"Probably, in the end, similar to Ronaldo I would say. He had the jump, he could get up, he was fast, he could finish.