The group of players expected to be depended upon by Real Madrid head coach Xabi Alonso in the club’s next outing has been unveiled online.
And it features one headline inclusion, at right-back.
The info comes courtesy of Marca, who have confirmed that, on the eve of his side’s meeting with newly-promoted Elche, Xabi Alonso is leaning towards affording a start to Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Amid what has been an underwhelming start to life in Spain’s capital for Alexander-Arnold, the Englishman is at last expected to be handed a full 90 minutes to prove himself.
Elsewhere, with Éder Militão having joined the list of injury absentees at the Bernabéu, Raúl Asencio is in line to step into the heart of defence.
Federico Valverde is also seemingly ready to start after sitting out the international break, giving rise to a predicted Real Madrid XI as follows:
Courtois; Trent, Asencio, Huijsen, Carreras; Camavinga, Valverde, Güler; Bellingham; Vinicius, Mbappé
Conor Laird – GSFN
