As for Real Madrid, they’ve won 14 of their 15 games under new head coach Xabi Alonso and warmed up for another trip to Anfield by thumping Valencia to maintain their five-point lead at the top of La...

When the draw for the Champions League group stages was made, there was a sense of inevitability about Trent Alexander-Arnold having to come back to Anfield with Real Madrid.

“Let me use Alex [Isak] as an example, he had to do his pre-season inside the season and people can then argue, 'Why do you play him?' But if I don't play him, I don't have him available and we need ...