Real Madrid's Alexander-Arnold Set to Face Liverpool at Anfield

Trent Alexander-Arnold is poised to face his former club Liverpool at Anfield on November 4 after returning to Real Madrid's matchday squad and with a key rival for his position sidelined by injury. The 27-year-old rightback, who left Liverpool in June after more than two decades at the club, recovered from a hamstring injury sustained in September and was an unused substitute as Real Madrid beat Barcelona in El Clasico last weekend.

Alexander-Arnold completed his move to Real Madrid on a free transfer after his contract at Liverpool expired. He has made 10 appearances for Los Blancos but has struggled for consistent minutes this season, in part because Xabi Alonso has at times preferred using midfielder Federico Valverde at rightback. Alexander-Arnold’s hamstring injury came less than five minutes into a Champions League win over Marseille and kept him out of eight matches across all competitions.

Real Madrid announced that captain Dani Carvajal has been diagnosed with the presence of a loose body in his right knee joint and will undergo an arthroscopy. The club said Carvajal could be sidelined for the rest of 2025, opening the door for Alexander-Arnold to be selected as a...