Kylian Mbappe issues blunt Liverpool verdict with Xabi Alonso under pressure

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They have started well this season under Xabi Alonso, but there are already reports of tension in the Real Madrid locker room. I have nothing to say," Mbappe told reporters when he was quizzed on Real Madrid.

"When you don't win games at Real Madrid, people talk a lot. We've played very badly, but we'll come back after the break ready to beat Elche.

"We competed well, but we lacked a real threat. "We'll have the chance to recover those points, and we have to think about what's coming up." Liverpool.com says: Real Madrid didn't play well but that was in part down to the Reds doing their bit.