Xabi Alonso wasted little time in turning his attention to Liverpool following Real Madrid’s victory over Valencia. The Reds will take on the La Liga giants on Tuesday night in their fourth league phase Champions League fixture.

Liverpool have six points from their opening three matches in this season's competition, after victories against Atletico Madrid and Eintracht Frankfurt. Arne Slot's side had lost four consecutive Premier League matches before beating Aston Villa 2-0 at Anfield on Saturday night.

Madrid, on the other hand, claimed a 4-0 victory over Valencia in La Liga at the same time, and no sooner had the full-time whistle gone at the Santiago Bernabeu, Real's focus turned to Liverpool.

“Things turned out well. In the second half, we were able to manage the game well because...