Trent Alexander-Arnold will be a Real Madrid player as he returns to Anfield for the UCL match against Liverpool.

Arne Slot’s Reds were triumphant in an almost identical week this time last year, but only a short time later both they and Real Madrid look very different

Virgil van Dijk has singled out one Liverpool teammate for praise after an ‘outstanding’ performance in the win over Real Madrid on Tuesday night. Much of the pre-game discussion was centred around the return of Trent Alexander-Arnold to Anfield,

Liverpool kept the same defense for its games with Aston Villa and Real Madrid, with Andy Robertson providing some stability at the back alongside Virgil van Dijk

Bradley deservedly basked in the adulation of the Anfield crowd last night. With his right-back predecessor Trent Alexander-Arnold mercilessly booed on his first return since putting plenty of noses out of joint as he moved to Madrid in the summer, the 22-year-old Northern Ireland international delivered the best performance of his career.

Match predictions, how to watch and stats as Liverpool welcome Aston Villa to Anfield in the Premier League at 8pm on Saturday, November 1.

Liverpool have been left counting the cost of their injury crisis with more set to miss games over the coming weeks and months with Arne Slot not ruling any of them out from the Premier League table