Kylian Mbappe shakes hands with Xabi Alonso - who is now being linked with a return to Liverpool (Image: (PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP via Getty Images) )

Kylian Mbappe has called on Real Madrid's players to "protect" Xabi Alonso after the former Liverpool man was linked with a return to Anfield . Alonso has seen his name thrown into the mix as a possible replacement for Arne Slot , who is now under big pressure to turn things around after a 4-1 defeat to PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday night .

Slot insisted he is not worried about his own future after Liverpool’s dismal season took a further turn for the worse. Dominik Szoboszlai's strike cancelled out Ivan Perisic's early penalty, but Guus Til's strike and a late double from Couhaib Driouech completed a miserable evening at Anfiel

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