England footballer Trent Alexander-Arnold was involved in a crash with another car after a pylon was blown over during Storm Badet’s strong winds.

The Liverpool defender’s Range Rover was involved in the collision on a country lane near Knutsford, Cheshire on Friday morning.

Cheshire Police said no one was hurt in the collision which came as Storm Babet swept across the country – killing three people and causing widespread flooding and high winds.

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A spokesperson told Sky News: “At 10.34am, we were called to reports of a road traffic collision involving a black Range Rover and a BMW,”

“An electricity pole had fallen into the road, causing the accident.

“Nobody was injured and everything was cleared by 1.05pm.

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“We called the energy company and had the electricity turned off.”

Alexander-Arnold, 25, played in today’s Merseyside derby between Liverpool and Everton which kicked off at 12.30pm.

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