Trent Alexander-arnold Sends Message To Liverpool Fans Ahead Of Anfield Return

Real Madrid afloat backmost Trent Alexander-Arnold underscored his enduring affection for Liverpool and preemptively accepted nan reception he would person upon his first return to Anfield successful nan Champions League connected Tuesday evening.

The proud Scouser spent 2 decades representing his boyhood team. A emotion matter which began pinch peeking betwixt nan obstruction astatine Liverpool’s aged training crushed reached a climax pinch Alexander-Arnold successful nan first team, offering an unmatched imaginative separator from correct backmost arsenic nan Reds romped to each awesome honour available.

After 354 appearances, 92 assists and 8 trophies, including nan club’s first 2 Premier League titles, Alexander-Arnold accepted that location were nary much worlds near to conquer from Merseyside. “I request a change,” he explained successful May erstwhile it had been announced that he would not motion an hold to a statement which expired successful June, “a caller situation for maine arsenic a subordinate and arsenic a person.”

The determination was not good received.

Liverpool fans did not respond good to rumours of Trent Alexander-Arnold’s departure. / Carl Recine/Getty Images

Before nan news was moreover confirmed, posters were plastered crossed Merseyside deriding his expected deficiency of loyalty. On Alexander-Arnold’s first quality for Liverpool aft announcing his departure, he was booed by ample sections of Anfield.

The prevailing mentation was that arsenic a dyed-in-the-wool instrumentality of nan club, surely location would beryllium nary logic to ever leave. For those that tentatively accepted that Alexander-Arnold could move on, nan mode of his departure—namely moving down his statement earlier joining Real Madrid, a squad galore Liverpool fans see to beryllium their European rivals—rankled.

Even if existent leader Arne Slot refused to telephone retired his ain fans, nan Anfield crowd’s guidance was harshly criticised by respective Liverpool players and iconic erstwhile head Jürgen Klopp. Alexander-Arnold was subsequently fixed a lukewarm send-off arsenic Liverpool celebrated nan top-flight title successful May and he is prepared for immoderate guidance connected Tuesday night.

“Whatever measurement I’m received, is nan determination of nan fans,” he told Amazon Prime Video.

“I’ll ever emotion nan club, I’ll ever beryllium a instrumentality of nan club. I’ll ever beryllium thankful for nan opportunities and nan things that we achieved together... they’ll unrecorded pinch maine forever. No matter what, my emotion won’t alteration towards Liverpool. I’ve sewage memories location that will past maine a lifetime.”

Alexander-Arnold has struggled pinch injuries passim his first 5 months successful Madrid but is back fit for this week’s convention shape fixture. It appears improbable that nan 27-year-old will start—he hasn’t appeared successful immoderate title for Madrid since damaging his hamstring connected Sept. 16—but could beryllium called disconnected nan bench.

In nan arena that Alexander-Arnold does characteristic and find nan net, which would beryllium conscionable nan 3rd Champions League extremity of his career, nan erstwhile Red promised to beryllium respectful. “If I was to score, past nary I wouldn’t observe to beryllium honest,” he revealed.

Trent Alexander-Arnold (left) will beryllium up against Mohamed Salah connected Tuesday. / Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images

“When I made nan determination to move on, it was astir apt destined that astatine immoderate constituent being present I’d play against Liverpool,” Alexander-Arnold wryly conceded.

Soon aft Kaká pressed nan fastener to uncover Real Madrid’s upcoming Champions League travel to Anfield back successful August, Alexander-Arnold made interaction pinch a glut of his freshly erstwhile teammates.

“I said to Robbo [Andy Robertson], Mo [Salah], Ibou [Ibrahima Konaté],” Alexander-Arnold outlined. “They were conscionable laughing. I deliberation everybody knew it was going to happen. We will put our emotions to 1 broadside and play nan champion shot we can.”

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