LIVERPOOL, England -- Real Madrid head coach Xabi Alonso has said it was "no problem" that Trent Alexander-Arnold received a hostile reception on his return to Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League .

Madrid were beaten 1-0 at Anfield thanks to a header from Alexis Mac Allister , with Alexander-Arnold -- who joined Madrid in the summer following the expiration of his Liverpool contract -- booed by fans when he was introduced from the bench in the 80th minute.

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"It had been a very intense game," Alonso said. "The atmosphere at Anfield in a Champions League game is top. We needed [Alexander-Arnold's] quality. We needed his threat from the wing.

"[The reaction] could be ex

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