Liverpool face Trent Alexander-Arnold reunion as Real Madrid draw; De Bruyne meets Manchester City and Kane returns against Arsenal
Trent Alexander-Arnold will return to Anfield when Real Madrid draw Liverpool in this season’s Champions League.
The right back leaves with a storm of mixed feelings after months at the Bernabeu.
Liverpool fans booed him in May when he announced he would leave at the end of his contract.
The return will be a test of memory and motive for a club that carries its songs as armour.
Meanwhile the same draw pairs Kevin De Bruyne against Manchester City.
City are the yardstick that Liverpool have chased since the red dawn.
Fans crave City style and swift transitions to test Liverpool’s balance.
Arsenal are set for the return of nemesis Harry Kane.
The striker left Tottenham to light up the league again in north London.
Liverpool fans will hope the season starts with the same old song.
And if the pundit class questions the soul of the club they will hear us louder.
They pretend to understand what it means to carry a club on songs alone.
Even Manchester United fans would crave this clarity more than their latest fever dream.
But we carry on because the night belongs to the club and its living heartbeat.
TLDR
Alexander-Arnold returns to Anfield as Real Madrid visit
De Bruyne versus City tests Liverpool’s balance
Kane’s Arsenal return adds drama and soul to the group
Trent Alexander-Arnold
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