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Carragher: Alexander-Arnold made 'big mistake' joining Real Madrid
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๐ฐ Carragher calls Trent's Madrid move a big mistake and openly suggests a Liverpool return.
๐ Key points
๐๏ธ Carragher said Alexander-Arnold made "a big mistake" joining Madrid.
๐ "I would bring him back," he said.
๐ Alexander-Arnold has slipped to third-choice right-back at Madrid.
โฑ๏ธ He has 345 minutes in seven games and only got stoppage time in the Clรกsico.
๐ช Reports say he is not thinking of leaving and wants to fight for his place.
๐ What happened
๐๏ธ On The Overlap, Carragher said Alexander-Arnold "made a big mistake going to Madrid". He added: "I would bring him back," saying Liverpool have "certainly missed his creativity".
๐ He pointed out that Madrid use midfielder Valverde at right-back and also have Dumfries. "When you are the third option at a club, obviously they want you to leave," he said.
โฑ๏ธ Alexander-Arnold, who left Liverpool at the end of his contract in 2025, has made seven appearances in all competitions this season, four of them starts, for 345 minutes and one assist. In the 2-1 Clรกsico win on 25 October he came on only in stoppage time.
๐ Carragher admitted a return would have to make footballing sense and would be complicated by his contract. Reports say the player has no intention of leaving and is determined to win his place back.
๐ By the numbers
โข Seven appearances in all competitions (four starts)
โข 345 minutes, one assist
โข Pecking order at right-back: third, behind Valverde and Dumfries
๐ญ Why it matters
Having left Liverpool on a free to join Madrid, Alexander-Arnold has lost his place under Mourinho, and his future is now a talking point ahead of January. Madrid play three away games in a week โ Racing on 1 November, AEK Athens on 4 November and Valencia on 7 November โ and rotation could give him a chance.
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