Trent Alexander-Arnold's Anfield mural has been vandalised ahead of his return to Liverpool with Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League .

Alexander-Arnold left Liverpool at the end of last season, having made 354 appearances for his boyhood club after joining their academy at the age of six.

The 27-year-old attracted criticism from some supporters after running down his contract on Merseyside and could face a hostile reception if he lines up for Xabi Alonso's side at Anfield on Tuesday night.

Ahead of the clash, Alexander-Arnold's mural near the stadium on Sybil Road -- which shows the defender alongside the words "I'm just a normal lad from Liverpool whose dream has come true -- has been defaced with white paint.

The word "rat" was graffitied on the mural multiple times, along

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