Trent Alexander-Arnold's Real Madrid woes summed up by Xabi Alonso decision

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Former Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold has endured another setback following his disappointing return to Anfield with Real Madrid. Before his brief appearance, Alexander-Arnold had not featured for over a month, having been an unused substitute in Real's previous two La Liga games.

He's always ready to help the team. It's an option we have." Alexander-Arnold was benched for Real Madrid again (Image: Getty Images) Alonso's mention of Valverde in his response seemed to indicate that the latter would retain his position, and indeed, that's exactly how it unfolded.

For Sunday's match against Rayo Vallecano, it was the Uruguayan international who took up the right-back position, with Alexander-Arnold on the bench. Liverpool controlled that match and, if anything, Alexander-Arnold's late introduction seemed to disadvantage Real.