Trent Alexander-Arnold mural near Anfield vandalised before Real Madrid tie

<ul><li><p>Word ‘rat’ daubed on mural and white paint thrown on it</p></li><li><p>Workmen clean it up before Champions League match</p></li></ul><p>A mural of Trent Alexander-Arnold has been vandalised before his return to Anfield with Real Madrid. The former Liverpool full-back is expected to feature in the Real squad for Tuesday’s Champions League game less than six months after leaving his boyhood club for Spain.</p><p>Alexander-Arnold’s decision to depart at the end of his contract was met with anger by a section of the Liverpool fanbase, who booed the right-back. The large mural near Anfield was unveiled in 2019 following Liverpool’s Champions League victory and was vandalised after the news Alexander-Arnold would leave, with the word “rat” daubed on it.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/nov/04/trent-alexander-arnold-mural-near-anfield-vandalised-real-madrid">Continue reading...</a>