A mural dedicated to Trent-Alexander Arnold near Anfield has been vandalised ahead of Liverpool's Champions League clash with La Liga leaders, Real Madrid.

The mural was targeted by vandals as white paint covered the number so synonymous with the once-loved Liverpool full-back, "66". The message accompanying the mural saying "I'm just a normal lad from Liverpool whose dream has just come true" was splattered with spots of white paint, report the Liverpool Echo.

Directly under the quote, the word "rat" had been written in a large letters. The insult was written several times on the side of the Anfield house. One message said "Adios El Rata."

When the ECHO arrived at Sybil Road this morning, workmen were already in the process of removing the paint as ladders were propped against a wall and a hose spraying water was directed at the graffiti.

A mural dedicated to Trent-Alexander Arnold near Anfield has been vandalised ahead of Liverpool's Champions League clash with Real Madrid

The defacing of the painting comes...