Liverpool fans greeted Trent Alexander-Arnold with deafening jeers after he was brought on for Real Madrid at Anfield - and then paid tribute to Steven Gerrard.

Usually, a Champions League clash between the Reds and the Spanish heavyweights needs no sub-plot. However, the return of Alexander-Arnold after his acrimonious exit from Liverpool was one of the biggest talking points in the build-up to the contest.

His departure as a free agent, even though Liverpool did secure a £10million fee from Xabi Alonso's side so he could play at the Club World Cup in the summer, hurt the Reds fanbase. After Alexander-Arnold was named on the bench at Anfield, not long after recovering from a hamstring injury, many wondered if Alonso would turn to the defender.

With Real trailing 1-0 after Alexis Mac Allister's header, Alonso introduced the former academy graduate into the game for Turkish midfielder Arda Guler. When fans spotted Alexander-Arnold was taking his tracksuit off, boos began to radiate around Anfield.

When he stepped up to the touchline and then jogged onto the pitch, the jeers became deafening. However, the boos did subside and be replaced by a unified chant about Gerrard, who will...