"He's the best passer of a ball at right-back that I've ever seen," Neville said on Monday Night Football.
"He's David Beckham and Kevin De Bruyne at right-back. I loved him against Leeds. He was breathtaking."
Then co-host Jamie Carragher questioned England national team boss Gareth Southgate's decision on playing the young star in midfield position."The midfield thing is a no-go for me," Neville added.
"I think Southgate had 10 players he had to get into the game against Andorra and Reece James went to right-back and he went to midfield, I think that was temporary."
Carragher agreed, saying: "I've never quite got it.
"When I first heart it I thought it was completely nonsense to be honest. I went from the middle to full-back under Gerard Houllier. My initial reaction was I didn't want to play full-back but you get so much of the ball.
"Now, the way the games going, there's normally 6-7 players in the centre of the pitch. You just get that time to get that head up.
"Trent is in that position and he's creating so much, there's no need to change it at all. Why would you, it's madness to me."