'I was at Liverpool's win over Real Madrid and four things shocked me'

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COMMENT: I was there for Liverpool's 1-0 defeat of Real Madrid at Anfield in the Champions League and there were a few surprising talking points. It worked out pretty well for Liverpool the last time an all-action midfielder wearing the No.8 shirt skippered the team...Dominik Szoboszlai was sensational for Liverpool against Real Madrid (Image: Getty)Real Madrid's big gunsReal Madrid were very disappointing and in particular Bellingham, Kylian Mbappe and Vini Jr who barely had a say in the game.

Regardless of what he did for Liverpool and whether you think that means he should be cheered not jeered, remember that he also rejected an extremely high wage to stay at Liverpool and gave up the opportunity to captain his boyhood club to major trophies.That is always going to sting the locals. It is a slap in the face to those who would give absolutely anything to have been in Trent's place and who also shielded him so fervently against the criticism the full-back received from outside of Merseyside for his defending.It was a surprise then to see Xabi Alonso, a man who knows the Liverpool crowd well, subject Alexander-Arnold to those inevitable boos with so little time left.

It only gave Anfield another lift and help them push their team to victory.Trent Alexander-Arnold was heavily booed when he came on at Anfield (Image: Getty)The VAR overturnThat surely has to be the first time in history a referee has gone to the VAR screen to review a potential penalty, having already awarded a free-kick to Liverpool, only to end up giving a free-kick to Real Madrid instead.The decision not to award a penalty is probably the right one on reflection - though it is an ongoing debate on social media. Aurelien Tchouameni's hand was in very close proximity to his torso when he blocked Dominik Szoboszlai's shot.But certainly in the Champions League we've seen pretty similar incidents result in a penalty.