Xabi Alonso has insisted he was happy with what he saw from Trent Alexander-Arnold in the right back’s first outing for Real Madrid on Wednesday. Alexander-Arnold, whose free transfer from Liverpool was brought forward for the Club World Cup for a fee of €10 million (£8.

Alexander-Arnold moved to Real Madrid on a free transfer from his boyhood club, Liverpool, having played 354 matches for the Reds and won eight trophies.

Although Nedum Onuoha "wasn't too impressed" by Trent Alexander-Arnold's Real Madrid debut, he thinks it's far too early to judge the former Liverpool man.