Will Trent Alexander-arnold Play For Real Madrid Vs. Liverpool?

The main storyline of Real Madrid’s upcoming bout against Liverpool revolves astir 1 man: Trent Alexander-Arnold.

The Real Madrid correct backmost will return to nan only spot he had called location passim his playing profession until he made nan move to nan Spanish superior past summer.

Ever since nan Champions League convention shape tie took place, Real Madrid’s travel to Anfield to look nan Premier League champions stood out. The conflict betwixt 2 of nan champion teams successful nan continent only generated much expectations owed to nan added herb of Alexander-Arnold’s return to look what’ll unquestionably beryllium a dispute invited by Reds supporters.

However, Alexander-Arnold’s beingness successful nan conflict remains up successful nan air. The 27-year-old suffered a hamstring injury during Real Madrid’s 2025–26 Champions League debut against Marseille connected Sept. 16 and he hasn’t been seen connected nan transportation since.

Given nan lengthy absence, his engagement successful Los Blancos’ sojourn to Anfield remains a mystery.

Alexander-Arnold has been portion of Real Madrid’s past 2 matchday squads. / Denis Doyle/Getty Images

The crippled against Liverpool could very good beryllium Alexander-Arnold’s return to action aft his month-and-a-half agelong absence.

Having afloat recovered from his hamstring injury, nan correct backmost has been cleared to return to nan transportation by Real Madrid doctors. Now, nan determination of whether aliases not he plays against Liverpool rests solely connected Madrid leader Xabi Alonso.

Alexander-Arnold has been cleared to play since El Clásico connected Oct. 26. He’s been connected nan chair successful each of Real Madrid’s past 2 games, but he’s been an unused substitute connected some occasions.

With Dani Carvajal retired injured, Federico Valverde looks poised to commencement astatine correct backmost against nan Reds. However, aft complete 2 weeks without experiencing immoderate set-backs successful training, Alexander Arnold could very good return to action pinch a 2nd half cameo against his boyhood club.

Alexander-Arnold Shares Feelings connected Anfield Return

Alexander-Arnold lifted his 2nd Premier League nan past clip he played astatine Anfield. / Michael Regan/Getty Images/Getty Images

After leaving Liverpool pursuing a 21-year profession pinch nan Reds, nan academy postgraduate told Amazon Prime Video that he’s emotion “mixed-emotions” up of nan travel to look his puerility club.

“When nan tie was announced I deliberation everyone benignant of knew it was going to happen,” Alexander-Arnold said. “It was destined for that fixture to come.”

The England world revealed that he exchanged texts pinch erstwhile Liverpool teammates, Andrew Robertson and Mohamed Salah, aft nan fixture was drawn laughing astir nan situation.

“So yeah, mixed-emotions. I deliberation it’ll beryllium a very, very difficult game, but 1 I’m excited for. Huge crippled connected a immense shape to effort and spell and effort and perform,” he said.

“The reception and nan ambiance will contribute. You’ve sewage to put your emotions speech and play nan champion shot crippled that you can.

“If I was to score, past no, I wouldn’t celebrate. When I made nan determination to move on, it was ever going to beryllium destined that astatine immoderate constituent whilst being present I was going to play Liverpool again.”

The Liverpool academy postgraduate lifted 8 awesome trophies during his clip astatine Anfield, winning each awesome trophy he competed for astatine slightest once.

Across 9 seasons pinch nan first team, Alexander-Arnold scored 23 goals and assisted different 92, establishing himself arsenic a instrumentality favourite and 1 of nan champion correct backs successful nan world. Upon his return to Anfield, though, he mightiness not get nan warmest of welcomes from Reds fans, thing he won’t clasp against them.

“Whichever measurement I’m received location [Anfield] is nan determination of nan fans. I’ll ever emotion nan nine [Liverpool]. I’ll ever beryllium a instrumentality of nan club. I’ll ever beryllium thankful for nan opportunities and nan things that we achieved together will unrecorded pinch maine forever,” Alexander-Arnold said.

“No matter what, my feelings won’t alteration towards Liverpool.”

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