Virgil van Dijk played down the emotional nature of Trent Alexander-Arnold’s Anfield homecoming, insisting instead that Liverpool “have to make it very difficult” for their former teammate and his Real Madrid colleagues.
Alexander-Arnold’s return to Merseyside has dominated the buildup to Tuesday night’s weighty Champions League clash between two members of European royalty. The Liverpool academy graduate left his boyhood club under a cloud after running down his contract and is bracing himself for a frosty reception from embittered fans.
