Virgil van Dijk said he has hardly been in contact with Trent Alexander-Arnold since his long-time teammate quit Liverpool for Real Madrid and revealed they would not be trading messages before the right-back’s first return to Anfield on Tuesday.
Alexander-Arnold, who was vice-captain to skipper Van Dijk, rejected Liverpool’s offer of a new contract to join Real in the summer, though the Premier League champions received an £8.4m fee so the Spanish club could bring him in early and play him in the Club World Cup.
