Champions League: Alexander-Arnold back at Anfield with Real; Arsenal & Spurs in action

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Right, we're off so we can get ourselves prepared for tonight's Champions League action!

And looking at the fixtures, we suggest you do the same!

Thank you so much for joining us as always.

Our team will be back to bring you full coverage of this evening's action a little later on.

Us lot? We'll be with you as always first thing tomorrow to react to it all.

Enjoy your evening and we'll see you then.

Alexander-Arnold 'has been a big miss for Liverpool'

Liverpool v Real Madrid (Tue, 20:00 GMT)

Robbie Fowler

Former Liverpool striker on 5 Live

I’m looking forward to seeing Trent [Alexander-Arnold] , but I obviously don’t want him to get a result. I do appreciate that he was a world class player, and is still a world class player and he has been a big miss for Liverpool.

Look we can all have opinions on what we should do or whether we should support him. I think the majority will understand, appreciate and respect what he has done for Liverpool but I think they will let their feelings be known and give him a bit of a hard time.

I think Liverpool could use that to their advantage though. To make the atmosphere that little bit more intense, and allow Liverpool to get into Real Madrid, [start] on the front foot.

'Whichever way I am received is the decision of the fans'

Liverpool v Real Madrid (20:00 GMT)

Champions League

Trent Alexander-Arnold speaking to Amazon Prime about his anticipated reception by the fans: "I think whichever way I am received is the decision of the fans. I will always love the club. I will always be a fan of the club. I will always be thankful for the opportunities [Liverpool gave me] and everything that we achieved together will live with me forever.

"So, no matter what, my feelings won't change towards Liverpool. I have got memories there that will last me a lifetime and no matter how I am received, that won't change."

What did Slot say about Trent returning?

Liverpool v Real Madrid (20:00 GMT)

Liverpool

Liverpool manager Arne Slot on ex-Reds right-back Trent Alexander Arnold returning to the club with Real Madrid this evening: "I can only tell you what kind of reception he gets from me. I only have good memories from him as a player and as a human being.

"I have memories of working with him that are only positive and memories of watching him when I'm in front of the TV and they are only positive. I can remember multiple great moments of him in a Liverpool shirt.

"He will get a warm welcome by me, let's see if he is on the pitch and then how the fans react I've no clue but he gets a warm welcome from me, that's for sure."

'Superhuman' midfielders - is it fair to make a Caicedo-Kante comparison?

Will Faulks

Chelsea fan writer

There was a lot of interesting stuff going on in Chelsea's win over Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, both on and off the pitch.

But it's impossible to write anything about that game and not mention Moises Caicedo. It doesn't matter that every pundit, player and both managers have already done so. It still won't be enough to explain just how good and just how important he was.

It was fitting that in a game where Chelsea repeatedly failed to turn their dominance into goals, the midfielder ended up being the one to decide the match. Already his team's main ball-winner and progressor, Caicedo realised he was going to have to be their creator too. He stormed forward, won three challenges in a row and battered his way into the box, where he put the ball on a plate for Joao Pedro to finish.

If the Brazilian had hesitated, we have no doubt that Caicedo would have been on hand to force the ball into the net, too. Comparisons to N'Golo Kante are often made but rarely appropriate. In this case, you could get away with them.

As with Kante, however, Chelsea need to make sure they don't end up becoming dependent on a midfielder's superhuman abilities. In a strange way, having such an exceptional player can end up hurting the team as a whole - every time Kante was removed from the lineup, the rest of the squad would realise they had forgotten how to win games without the help from a force of nature. They must avoid the same issues with their new edition.

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