Real Madrid's Trent Alexander-Arnold May Return to Face Liverpool in November's Champions League Fixture
Real Madrid acquired Trent Alexander-Arnold with a six-year agreement
The defender's comeback is moving forward according to plan, giving a chance that the Real Madrid defender could return soon enough to confront his old club Liverpool in November's European encounter.
The 27-year-old international sustained a hamstring strain while playing against Ligue 1 club Marseille in the group stage of the competition on 16 September.
Alexander-Arnold had to leave the pitch in the fifth minute, with initial reports indicating a possible layoff of around six weeks.
Real Madrid are set to visit Liverpool on 4 November for the Champions League fixture—exactly seven weeks after the injury took place.
Reports familiar with the player's condition indicate that the defender's comeback is moving along favorably, and there is hope that Alexander-Arnold could make his initial appearance to Anfield since moving to Los Blancos in the summer.
A longtime Liverpool supporter, Alexander-Arnold earlier said that leaving the team he joined as a six-year-old youth player was the "most difficult choice he has ever made."
During his tenure with the Reds, Alexander-Arnold notched 354 games, helping secure multiple Premier League titles, a European Cup, and the FA Cup.
Since his transfer to Madrid, Alexander-Arnold has featured on five occasions in all competitions, accumulating over two and a half hours of action.
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