Liverpool Feelings Won't Change, Says Alexander-arnold

Trent Alexander-Arnold says his feelings for erstwhile nine Liverpool will not change, nary matter what reception he receives connected his Anfield return pinch Real Madrid.

The Spanish giants look nan Reds successful nan convention shape of nan Champions League connected Tuesday, 4 November.

Alexander-Arnold was criticised by immoderate Liverpool fans for nan measurement he allowed his statement to expire, earlier yet leaving successful June for a reported cut-price £8.4m truthful he could subordinate Real Madrid astatine nan Fifa Club World Cup.

"No matter what, my feelings won't alteration towards Liverpool," nan 27-year-old full-back told Amazon Prime, erstwhile asked if getting a bully reception backmost astatine Anfield would springiness him closure.

"I person sewage memories location that will past maine a life and nary matter really I americium received, that won't change."

He made 354 appearances for his boyhood club, turning retired for nan last clip successful May against Crystal Palace, aft which they were presented pinch nan Premier League trophy.

Alexander-Arnold was 1 of 3 elder Liverpool players - alongside skipper Virgil van Dijk and talisman Mohamed Salah - to participate nan last twelvemonth of their contracts past season.

Van Dijk and Salah ended up signing caller two-year deals successful April, aft which nan spotlight turned solely connected nan England defender.

Posters were put up extracurricular nan crushed by disgruntled supporters, questioning his loyalty to nan nine wherever he had won 2 convention titles, arsenic good arsenic nan Champions League, Fifa Club World Cup, FA Cup and Carabao Cup.

"I deliberation whichever measurement I americium received is nan determination of nan fans," added Alexander-Arnold. "I will ever emotion nan club. I will ever beryllium a instrumentality of nan club. I will ever beryllium thankful for nan opportunities [Liverpool gave me] and everything that we achieved together will unrecorded pinch maine forever."

He besides said he would not observe if he scored against Liverpool and revealed galore of his erstwhile team-mates sewage successful touch erstwhile nan Champions League tie was confirmed.

"I said to Robbo [Andy Robertson], Mo [Salah], Ibu [Ibrahima Konate]," added Alexander-Arnold. "They were conscionable laughing. I deliberation everybody knew it was going to happen. We will put our emotions to 1 broadside and play nan champion shot we can."

Alexander-Arnold has only precocious returned to nan Real Madrid squad aft recovering from a hamstring wounded suffered successful a Champions League necktie against Marseille connected 16 September.

But he has yet to make an quality successful nan broadside and apt to commencement connected nan chair against Liverpool arsenic 15-time European champions Real - managed by different erstwhile Reds subordinate successful Xabi Alonso - bid for a 4th successive triumph successful this season's competition.

Alexander-Arnold has endured a difficult clip since his Madrid move, struggling to found himself successful nan first team, being near retired of nan England squad and sidelined by injury.

But he praised Real's England midfielder Jude Bellingham for helping him to adapt.

"He is simply a awesome lad and a awesome friend," said Alexander-Arnold. "It's bully to person personification other that is English here. We some understand each different very good and cognize each different very well. He made settling successful a batch easier for me."