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What is a midfielder's role?
A midfielder acts as a link between defence and attack, involved in both winning the ball back and creating scoring opportunities. Alexander-Arnold's varied evening, generating chances but not winning a tackle, shows the different demands of the role. Mourinho's insistence he's 'not a midfielder' suggests he didn't fully meet all the positional requirements.
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