Source:REUTERS/Phil Noble
[Saba Sports News] During his first appearance at Anfield after joining Real Madrid, Trent Alexander-Arnold was met with overwhelming boos from Liverpool fans. Perhaps years later, Alexander-Arnold will stage a “prodigal son” return and be welcomed back to Anfield with open arms, as this place will always be his home. However, during his first visit after leaving the club he served for 21 years, the atmosphere at Anfield was unanimously hostile. When the stadium announcer read his name, Alexander-Arnold was greeted with deafening boos, and he faced loud hostility from the home fans while warming up on the sidelines. And this was only the beginning. In the second half, when he got up to warm up with his other Real Madrid teammates on the bench, he again heard widespread whistling from Anfield, especially from fans near the away team’s warm-up area. The true storm of boos reached its peak when he came on in the 81st minute. With every touch of the ball, Alexander-Arnold could clearly feel the discontent pouring out from the fans who once adored him. For wounds that have not yet healed, this reunion came too soon. On the morning of the match, Alexander-Arnold’s commemorative graffiti wall had been vandalized with the word “traitor.” Although the graffiti had been cleaned by the time the Real Madrid bus passed that street, some uncivilized fans still spat on the wall as they passed by.