Trent Alexander-Arnold gets glimmer of hope at Real Madrid after nightmare start

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Xabi Alonso suggested that Trent Alexander-Arnold could be in line for more minutes for Real Madrid going forward after doing some good work with the right-back during the international break. Alexander-Arnold was not called up to the England squad by Thomas Tuchel, so he remained in Madrid to train with his new club.

Alonso has favored Uruguayan midfielder Federico Valverde at right-back in recent games, but the Madrid boss said that Alexander-Arnold will give the team more options in the weeks ahead. "Fede [Valverde] is still there. [Eder] Militao played right-back with Brazil the other day, and Raul [Asencio] can play there too." Alexander-Arnold returned to Anfield with Madrid for a Champions League game earlier in November, just a few months after leaving Liverpool to join the Spanish team.

Xabi Alonso talked up Alexander-Arnold as another option available to him at Madrid (Image: (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images)) Ahead of the game, Alexander-Arnold was asked about the prospect of being received negatively by the supporters who used to chant his name, and he said that his feelings about the club will never change, regardless of how the fans now view him. "Whatever way I'm received is the decision of the fans," Alexander-Arnold said.