Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso believes Kylian Mbappé is playing with an added intensity this season as he bids to right the wrongs of his debut campaign.Despite netting 44 goals across all competitions,

Trent Alexander-Arnold divided opinion among the Liverpool supporters when he decided to leave for Real Madrid this summer. The 26-year-old cut ties with his boyhood club at the end of the season after announcing his decision to move to Spain upon the expiry of his contract.

In response, club president Florentino Perez hired Alonso and sanctioned around €180million (£155m; $210.5m) to be spent on new players, including defenders Dean Huijsen, Alvaro Carreras and Trent Alexander-Arnold, along with exciting young Argentine playmaker Franco Mastantuono.

Xabi Alonso revealed it was his “decision” to bench Rodrygo in Real Madrid’s return to the Santiago Bernabéu, further fueling transfer speculation.

Real Madrid head coach Xabi Alonso spoke about striker Kylian Mbappé’s motivation ahead of the new season. According to Alonso, after his debut year at the Madrid club the forward is aiming for even better results.

Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso spoke to the media after recording his first La Liga win — a 1-0 triumph over Osasuna on Tuesday night. Alonso was asked about whether this defensive partnership of Eder Militao and Dean Huijsen is the way to go this season,

68' - Special moment at the Bernabeu: Xabi Alonso gives the debut to the 2007 class Franco Mastantuono and, at the same time, marks the return to Liga of Dani Carvajal, who returned after tearing the lateral collateral ligament last October against Villarreal.