Trent Alexander-Arnold had arguably his best game in a Real Madrid shirt during his side's ho-hum 3-0 victory over RB Salzburg on a wet Thursday at Lincoln Financial Field, the home of the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.

He worked closer to the touchline than he did while growing to prominence under former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.

The Spanish giants paid €10 million ($11.7 million) to Liverpool solely to acquire the England international's services for the group stage; Madrid would have had him for free starting July 1.



Position change

Alonso slotted Aurelien Tchouameni in between center-backs Dean Huijsen and Antonio Rudiger in a Davie Luiz under Antonio Conte-esque role, freeing Alexander-Arnold to move out to right wing-back.

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The England international looked more like Jeremie Frimpong at Bayer Leverkusen than Alexander-Arnold at Liverpool circa 2022.

Whenever Alexander-Arnold would invert for Liverpool under Klopp, much-maligned midfielder Jordan Henderson would often slide out wide to fill the space and prevent a possible counter.

At Madrid, whenever Alexander-Arnold found himself near the opposing touchline, it would be Bellingham filling the space

In the 69th minute, Alexander-Arnold telepathically rolled a backheel pass to Bellingham on the edge of the penalty area