Fading Liverpool glory is not enough to keep Trent Alexander-Arnold in the good graces of Xabi Alonso and Madridistas; the England international needs to finally live up to the expectations of the new badge on his chest at a moment of uncertainty for Real Madrid.
Talk of a crisis is second nature in the Spanish capital. Two poor results in a row? Real Madrid are in crisis. Too many bodies in the infirmary? Real Madrid are in crisis. A summer signing has failed to live up to the hype? Real Madrid are in crisis.
