'Thomas Tuchel doesn't fancy Trent Alexander-Arnold and that's disappointing because England could use his passing and free-kicks - but that's the manager's prerogative' Clinton Morrison's Top Top Column

I’ll start with the news that Mohamed Salah will leave Liverpool at the end of the season. I wasn’t surprised, particularly after his comments about Arne Slot earlier in the season, so I think it's the right time for the club and Mo to part ways.

I think he's been fantastic, one of the best players the Premier League has ever seen. He's been phenomenal and thoroughly deserves the send-off he’ll get when he leaves the club.

Clinton was speaking on behalf of Freebets.com, the home of World Cup Betting Offers.

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There's now a lot of talk of him maybe going to Saudi Arabia or to the MLS, and I think those are his two most likely next destinations. However, I still believe he can do a job in Europe and has a lot to offer. But I’m sure that whatever decision he makes will be best for him and his family.

I watched the Carabao Cup Final at Wembley - I thought Arsenal were probably the better team in the first half. It was a bit cagey, and you were thinking it could go either way. James Trafford made a fantastic triple save, and if Arsenal had taken the lead, it might have been a different game. But I thought Man City were outstanding in the second half. Trafford and the back four were brilliant, while Rodri and Bernardo Silva just took the game by the scruff of the neck.

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There were signs in that game that Rodri is slowly but surely getting back to his best - and it does take a bit of time after being out so long with his knee injury. But I thought he was excellent. City proved a point with that result, saying: “We aren't going anywhere.”

I think it gives City a glimmer of hope in the Premier League title race. Arsenal are favourites at this moment in time, because their run-in is favourable - aside from maybe West Ham away and obviously the City game. But I still believe Arsenal will go on and win the Premier League.

Tottenham can only dream of having such lofty ambitions in what is looking like a huge battle to beat the drop now. I still think they'll be alright, but I don't know how many times I can keep saying that. They desperately need to start getting points on the board and were fortunate that West Ham went to a good Aston Villa team and lost.

But West Ham are still in good form and have some games where I feel like they could take points. So that mounts the pressure on Tottenham.

They need to change the manager. If that happens, then there will be a new manager bounce and the results will improve. They need to give a new manager what he wants to keep them up. The club will lose a lot more money through relegation, compared to paying a new manager big wages to keep them in the division.

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For now, though, the focus is on international football, and a few eyebrows were raised by the selections in Thomas Tuchel’s latest England squad.

I was very surprised Danny Welbeck wasn't in there. It looks like Tuchel is going down the road of picking younger strikers like Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Dominic Solanke. But there's not much more Danny Welbeck can do - he keeps knocking on the door and he probably looks at his situation and thinks: “Well, if this player's in there, how can I not be?”

But as he's said in his interviews, all he's focused on, is doing well for Brighton. All he can do is turn up week in, week out, and put the ball in the back of the net. That's just the manager's prerogative and you've got to respect it.

But I don't think Danny Welbeck will be on that plane, because if Tuchel was going to bring him into his World Cup squad and have a look at him, he would have done it in this squad. So, it's a chance for Calvert-Lewin and Solanke to go and prove themselves. I still think maybe Ollie Watkins, if he has a good end to the season, could also be the man who pushes for a spot.

Trent Alexander-Arnold was another surprise omission. There is no question that Trent is good enough to get into this England squad. Maybe not as a starter, but he's definitely a player who could come off the bench and make an impact. His passing, free-kicks and penalty-taking are huge assets that you need in major tournaments.

Whatever the reason, Tuchel doesn't fancy him, which is disappointing. But he's the manager, he makes the decisions and that's his prerogative. He's made that call to say Trent's not in the squad, and it looks like his World Cup dreams are going to vanish.