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Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti (Photo by Guillermo Martinez/NurPhoto via Getty Images)(Image: Guillermo Martinez/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Liverpool's 2-2 draw with Arsenal was a memorable day for Trent Alexander-Arnold, but for all the wrong reasons.

The boyhood Red would be hoping to depart as an Anfield icon, but was instead booed and jeered by the very same supporters that have cheered him on over the past nine years.

Playing at Anfield for the first time since officially announcing he will leave the club, Alexander-Arnold was the target of an adverse reaction from fans inside the stadium before, during and after the Premier League fixture against the Gunners.



Many were evidently unhappy that the 26-year-old has opted to seek out a new challenge instead of adding to his silverware and legacy in his local area.

And that new challenge is all-but confirmed to be with Real Madrid, where he would join fellow Englishman Jude Bellingham at the Spanish giants and if rumours are to be believed, they will be working under a new coach - former Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso.

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Real, currently working under Carlo Ancelotti, suffered a huge blow to their aspirations of winning the La Liga title on Sunday by losing El Clasico to Barcelona.

It leaves them stranded seven points off their league-leading rivals with only three matches to go.

After the result, Ancelotti said: "They did well.

In attack, we had clear ideas, but I don't think we defended well," before ultimately complaining: "We mustn't forget that we were missing five defenders, we mustn't forget that."

The three goals conceded in the first half all came from errors from Real players, with the third from Raphinha occurring as Lucas Vazquez allowed acres of space for the attacker to run into.

The 33-year-old plays as a makeshift full-back whilst Dani Carvajal has been injured in the position Alexander-Arnold would be fully expected to slot into.

As the ECHO reported, Real have already begun their attempt to sign Liverpool's No.66 ahead of his contract's end because they wish to have him available for the FIFA Club World Cup in June.

That would involve Liverpool permitting an early release of the England international from his contract in exchange for a small fee.

It is blatant that Real's needs become heightened week upon week, staring a trophy-less season directly in the face.

Meanwhile Liverpool supporters' reaction to Alexander-Arnold only threatens the champions' chances of boosting their points total in what remains of the season whilst also keeping in good spirits to celebrate the title they have won.

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The initial transfer window that allows players to move in time for the Club World Cup opens officially on June 1 and will close on June 10.

Feelings of those inside Anfield towards Alexander-Arnold, paired with Real suffering without him, seemingly point in only one direction.


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