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.

Trent Alexander-Arnold insists he has only been learning Spanish for ‘a couple of months’, despite producing a near-fluent speech at his Real Madrid unveiling last week.

Real Madrid right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold did not get off to the best of starts in the white of Los Blancos after his acrimonious Liverpool exit.Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal held Madrid to a