Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTrent Alexander-Arnold played in midfield against Inter Milan (Getty)Real Madrid secured a 2-1 victory over Inter Milan in their opening Champions League league phase fixture at the Santiago Bernabeu, punishing two costly defensive mistakes from the visitors. Kylian Mbappe and Federico Valverde scored for the hosts following Inter errors, while goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois produced a series of crucial saves to safeguard the win against an Inter side that controlled much of the possession. Trent Alexander-Arnold was deployed in an unfamiliar midfield position alongside right-back Denzel Dumfries due to suspensions for Eduardo Camavinga, Arda Guler, and Bernardo Silva. Manager Jose Mourinho commended Alexander-Arnold for his tactical discipline and maximum effort in midfield, but maintained that the England international's long-term strengths lie exclusively at full-back as he stated “he is not a midfielder”.Alexander-Arnold was substituted late in the second half for Aurelien Tchouameni and is expected to return to competing for his regular right-back slot ahead of Real Madrid's fixture against Rayo Vallecano. In fullJose Mourinho gives blunt review of Trent Alexander-Arnold’s midfield performance for Real MadridMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Alexander-Arnold sent clear message by Mourinho after playing in new position
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleTrent Alexander-Arnold played in midfield against Inter Milan (Getty)Real Madrid secured a 2-1 victory over Inter Milan in their opening Champions League league phase fixture at the Santiago Bernabeu, punishing two costly defensive mistakes from the visitors. Kylian Mbappe and Federico Valverde scored for the hosts following Inter errors, while goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois produced a series of crucial saves to safeguard the win against an Inter side that controlled much of the possession. Trent Alexander-Arnold was deployed in an unfamiliar midfield position alongside right-back Denzel Dumfries due to suspensions for Eduardo Camavinga, Arda Guler, and Bernardo Silva. Manager Jose Mourinho commended Alexander-Arnold for his tactical discipline and maximum effort in midfield, but maintained that the England international's long-term strengths lie exclusively at full-back as he stated “he is not a midfielder”.Alexander-Arnold was substituted late in the second half for Aurelien Tchouameni and is expected to return to competing for his regular right-back slot ahead of Real Madrid's fixture against Rayo Vallecano. In fullJose Mourinho gives blunt review of Trent Alexander-Arnold’s midfield performance for Real MadridMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
