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Trent Alexander-Arnold's rehabilitation is advancing well, raising possibility that the Madrid defender may recover soon enough to confront his former team Liverpool in the upcoming Champions League encounter.

The English international sustained a muscle problem while playing against Ligue 1 side Marseille in the group stage of the tournament on September 16.

Alexander-Arnold had to leave the pitch in the fifth minute, with initial estimates pointing to a possible absence of around six weeks.

Real Madrid are scheduled to visit Liverpool on November 4 for the Champions League match—exactly over a month since the incident happened.

Sources close to the situation suggest that the player's comeback is progressing positively, and there is expectation that Alexander-Arnold could make his first return to Liverpool's stadium after moving to Los Blancos in June.

A longtime Liverpool fan, Alexander-Arnold earlier said that departing from the team he entered as a six-year-old youth player was the "toughest choice he's ever made."

During his time with the Merseyside club, Alexander-Arnold made 354 appearances, contributing to win two English top-flight titles, a European Cup, and the FA Cup.

After his transfer to the Spanish capital, Alexander-Arnold has appeared five times in various tournaments, logging 156 minutes of action.

Player Status

• The defender might miss six weeks with his hamstring issue
• Real Madrid paid Liverpool to secure Alexander-Arnold sooner than planned
• Alexander-Arnold is in a battle for his place at both Real Madrid and country level