Xabi Alonso gives Trent Alexander-Arnold injury update with Liverpool showdown on the horizon

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Liverpool Echo IconSportFootballTrent Alexander-ArnoldTrent Alexander-Arnold has missed half a dozen Real Madrid matches since sustaining a hamstring injury during their first game of this season's Champions LeagueXabi Alonso does not think Trent Alexander-Arnold will return from injury for Real Madrid to play in their Champions League match against Juventus on Wednesday. The former Liverpool vice-captain is back in training before the match, but has missed their last six games after injuring his hamstring.During Tuesday's pre-match press conference, Alonso acknowledged that he would update the media with their final report on Saturday.

That is the day before they face Barcelona in El Clasico.Madrid face the Reds at Anfield in a fortnight, a match billed as Alexander-Arnold's return to his boyhood club. Learn moreSky has slashed the price of its Essential TV and Sky Sports bundle for the 2025/26 season, saving members £336 and offering more than 1,400 live matches across the Premier League, EFL and more.Sky will show at least 215 live Premier League games this season, an increase of up to 100 more."We're going to take it day by day," Alonso said.

Looking ahead to tomorrow, I don't think they'll be ready."Alexander-Arnold not playing against Juventus will mean he has a maximum of two matches to return before Madrid visit Liverpool. The right-back started just half of his new club's first four matches of the league season, with Carvajal starting the other two.Alexander-Arnold made just five substitute appearances in the Premier League last season.