Yes, Trent Alexander-Arnold has had to adapt to a more conventional role at Real Madrid... but there are signs his controversial move from Liverpool is finally paying off, writes IAN LADYMAN
So Trent Alexander-Arnold will play in the Champions League quarter-finals for the fifth time and this time with Real Madrid. He will perhaps feel that his switch from Liverpool is slowly being vindicated.
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