Alexander-Arnold set for potential return vs Liverpool at Anfield

Trent Alexander-Arnold is stepping up his recovery from a hamstring injury and could be fit to face his former club Liverpool when Real Madrid travel to Anfield on November 4, Real Madrid medical staff say. The England right back was injured in the opening minutes of Real’s 2-1 Champions League win over Marseille in mid-September and has missed the club’s last five matches while undergoing rehabilitation.

Alexander-Arnold sustained the hamstring problem after about five minutes of the Marseille game on September 16 and was initially given a multi-week prognosis. He has since returned to team training and is making steady progress, with club medics describing his recovery as on track. That has raised the possibility that he could be available for Real’s Champions League trip to Liverpool, and there is even cautious optimism among medical staff that he might be considered for the squad for El Clásico at Barcelona on October 26 if his rehabilitation continues to go well.

The 27-year-old joined Real Madrid from Liverpool over the summer. Madrid paid a reported fee of 10 million to allow him to participate in the Club World Cup despite his contract with Liverpool having been due to...