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.

Xabi Alonso was confirmed as Real Madrid’s next manager earlier this summer after the departure of Carlo Ancelotti but one of his former Liverpool teammates has sent him a brutal message

Xabi Alonso was confirmed as the new Real Madrid manager earlier this month, and the Spaniard will be hoping to enjoy a successful spell at the Bernabeu