Trent Alexander-Arnold acquired a relatively hostile reception on his return to Anfield as Liverpool tackle Actual Madrid in a mouth-watering Champions League conflict.
It was removed from a welcome return for the previous Purple, who spent twenty years on Merseyside and received two Premier League titles and a Champions League crown with the membership, as boos rang out when the 27-year-old emerged for the warm-up.
Earlier within the day, a mural of Alexander-Arnold within the metropolis had been vandalised, suggesting his go to to the membership he left for Actual in the summertime after a prolonged switch saga wouldn’t be pleased one.
The England worldwide, who will begin on the bench for Los Blancos, appeared to see the humorous facet, smiling in response to his raucous reception.
Actual are one in all solely 5 groups with a 100% document on this season’s Champions League to this point. Beneath Xabi Alonso, the LaLiga giants, with 13 wins and one defeat, have loved their finest begin to a season (after 14 video games) in 64 years.
The Reds, in the meantime, have received two and misplaced one in all their opening three European fixtures. And Arne Slot’s facet will likely be hoping for an additional constructive end result after they ended a four-match shedding streak within the English top-flight with a morale-boosting 2-0 win over Aston Villa on Saturday.