The reality is that there was little rock and roll from him against an Al-Hilal side that Madrid were expected to dispatch. They were held to a draw by the Saudi Arabian side after Federico Valverde's 90th-minute penalty was saved by Bono.

Trent Alexander-Arnold has hailed his Real Madrid debut as something “almost every player dreams of” despite a frustrating first outing against Al-Hilal. Following his arrival from Liverpool at the beginning of June, Alexander-Arnold’s bow in Real colours lasted 65 minutes as he struggled up against the challenge of live wire Salem Al-Dawsari.