"The England international has played a total of just 165 minutes for Madrid so far this season, as he faces competition from Dani Carvajal -- now injured -- and midfielder Federico Valverde at right-back. "Yes, [Trent] is ready, he's been training for a few weeks," Alonso said in a news conference on Saturday. "Tomorrow you'll know if he starts or not ... In the circumstances, [Valverde] has played there and done well ... He's always ready to help the team. It's an option we have.""
""You have to put it in context," Alonso said, when asked about stats which showed Madrid's players had covered less ground (106.5km, compared to Liverpool's 110.2km) in the match. "We've had all kinds of games. You have to look at how the game went, you can't make a definitive judgement on just one game ... We've analysed the game, we've talked about it, and now it's about Vallecas.""
"Alexander-Arnold, a long-term Madrid target, joined the club in the summer, but his impact has been limited so far and he was unable to influence Tuesday's defeat at Anfield. The result was Madrid's latest high-profile loss under Alonso, following a 4-0 Club World Cup semifinal defeat to Paris Saint-Germain and a 5-2 loss to Atlético Madrid in the derby, although they did beat Clásico rivals Barcelona 2-1 last month."
Trent Alexander-Arnold has recovered from a hamstring injury and is available to start for Real Madrid at Rayo Vallecano, according to Xabi Alonso. Alexander-Arnold played nine minutes in Madrid's 1-0 defeat to Liverpool and received boos on his return to Anfield. He has logged 165 minutes this season and faces competition at right-back from Dani Carvajal, now injured, and Federico Valverde. Madrid have suffered several high-profile defeats recently but beat Barcelona 2-1. Alonso urged contextual analysis of performances, stressed the need for consistency, and expressed no complaints about his players' attitude.
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