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As debuts go, it could have gone a lot better for Trent Alexander-Arnold in his first outing with Real Madrid.

The former Liverpool right-back was handed his first start by Xabi Alonso since completing his much-vaunted move to the Spanish giant as Real opened its Club World Cup campaign against Saudi side Al-Hilal.

Having spent $11.4 million in order to release him from his contract at Anfield early, Los Blancos’ hopes were clearly high for their new addition.

It wasn’t to be a performance for the ages though, from Alexander-Arnold or Real for that matter, with last year’s Champions League winner only able to claim a 1-1 draw from their opening group game.

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The former Red looked more than a little nervous at times, with his usual passing range lacking as a few of his crosses and long balls failed to find their intended target.

And there was plenty of attention given to his defensive efforts, with the 26-year-old given a let-off early on when Al-Hilal saw a goal ruled out for offside after Alexander-Arnold had lost Renan Lodi.

With the heat in Miami clearly taking its toll, not just on Alexander-Arnold but all of the players, Alonso decided to cut short the Scouser’s debut as he made way for Lucas Vazquez with 25 minutes to go.

Madrid wouldn’t be able to find a winner though, with Ruben Neves’ penalty canceling out Gonzalo Garcia’s opener as Federico Valverde missed a stoppage time penalty.

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Trent Alexander-Arnold in action for Real Madrid against Al-Hilal.

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That's when Trent began to show fatigue.

“He looked exhausted chasing Marcos Leonardo, which led to his substitution.”

Giving their player ratings after the game, Defensa Central awarded Alexander-Arnold a 5, with only Raul Asencio scoring lower on 4, although it should also be mentioned that Gonzalo Garcia was the only player to score higher than 6 as Real disappointed in general.

Summing up Alexander-Arnold’s performance, they wrote: “First great debut for a FIFA Club World Cup where the former Liverpool player finally dressed in white