Trent Alexander-Arnold is set to make his Anfield return already as Liverpool gear up to face Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday evening.

Both Liverpool and Real Madrid will want to come away with the win to try to cement their place in the knockout rounds of the competition.

The same thing happened last season with the two European powerhouses meeting one another in the league stage.

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Arne Slot’s men came out on top in that clash, but now that Alexander-Arnold has left and is playing for the opposing team, it feels like there’s a lot more riding on this game than there was last year.

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Nobody knows what sort of reception the Englishman is going to be given upon his return to Anfield, but no matter what, Alonso has claimed that the right-back must enjoy every minute of it.

Many fans thought that Alexander-Arnold would end up like Steven Gerrard and stay at Liverpool for most of his career.

If he did this, he’d have likely ended up as the Reds’ captain, and he may have even got himself a statue outside of Anfield, especially if...