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.

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.

A compilation of Trent Alexander-Arnold's performance for Real Madrid against Al Hilal has gone viral. On Wednesday, Alexander-Arnold made his Madrid debut against Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal in the FIFA Club World Cup. It was also manager Xabi Alonso's official Los Blancos debut after he replaced Carlo Ancelotti.