Xabi Alonso sends clear message to Liverpool as Trent Alexander-Arnold speaks

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Following Real Madrid's triumph over Valencia, Xabi Alonso quickly shifted his focus to Liverpool. This will mark the second time that Alonso has returned to Anfield as a manager, following Bayer Leverkusen's 4-0 defeat to Liverpool in last season's Champions League.

In the second half, we were able to manage the game well because we knew we had a match on Tuesday," Alonso shared with reporters on Saturday. "Today we did that.

"Maybe we were a bit more on the lucky side than we've been in the last few weeks, where in my opinion we were also unlucky. I think in other games we've created more from open play than we did today.