Trent Alexander-Arnold admits he has ‘mixed feelings’ as he prepares to return to former club Liverpool with Real Madrid.

La Liga leaders Madrid travel to Anfield on Tuesday night to face Alexander-Arnold’s boyhood club Liverpool in the Champions League.

It will be the first time Alexander-Arnold faces his former club since he decided to leave and join Real Madrid.

Alexander-Arnold made over 350 appearances for Liverpool and helped the club win two Premier League titles and the Champions League during his spell on Merseyside.

‘When the [Champions League] draw was made, everyone knew it was going to happen, it was destined for that fixture to come out,’ Alexander-Arnold told Amazon Prime.

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‘Obviously they’re a top team so I knew at some stage, at some point, I would end up playing against Liverpool, but it’s happening so soon.

‘There were a few messages after the draw from Robbo [Andy Robertson], Mo [Mohamed Salah]....