Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso has compared Federico Valverde to Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard. He is happy to have the Uruguayan in his team and wants to see more from him on the pitch.

Real Madrid have secured their first win under Xabi Alonso as the ten man La Liga giants sealed a 3-1 victory over Pachuca.Jude Bellingham, Arda Guler and Fed Valverde were all on the scoresheet in

Xabi Alonso has insisted he was happy with what he saw from Trent Alexander-Arnold in the right back’s first outing for Real Madrid on Wednesday. Alexander-Arnold, whose free transfer from Liverpool was brought forward for the Club World Cup for a fee of €10 million (£8.