Real Madrid team vs Liverpool confirmed as Xabi Alonso makes Trent Alexander-Arnold decision

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On his return to Anfield for the first time since joining Real Madrid in the summer, Trent Alexander-Arnold has been named on the bench by Xabi Alonso. Asked whether he had spoken to Alexander-Arnold about the reception he could receive at Anfield, Alonso said he hadn't during his pre-match press conference on Monday.

"We have talked about the team, about the club, and he has to have his own feelings, and he has to enjoy it in his own way." "I cannot tell him how he needs to feel it," Alonso added. "For sure, it’s a little bit different from me; he’s born and bred in Liverpool.

"I remember him from a young age in the academy, coming into the first-team, winning the Champions League, so he deserves to enjoy that moment because it’s nice to be back, and for him it’s going to be nice." Alonso has selected Thibaut Courtois in goal with a back four of Federico Valverde, Eder Militao, Dean Huijsen and Alvaro Carreras. The mural of the former Liverpool right-back near Anfield was vandalized just hours before his return.