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The defender's recovery is moving forward according to plan, raising possibility that the Real Madrid defender may return in time to confront his previous club Liverpool in November's European match.

The English international experienced a muscle strain while playing against French side Marseille in the initial phase of the competition on 16 September.

Alexander-Arnold was forced off the field in the early stages, with early indications indicating a possible absence of as long as a month and a half.

Real Madrid will travel to visit Liverpool on November 4 for the Champions League fixture—precisely over a month since the incident occurred.

Sources close to the player's condition state that the defender's healing process is moving along well, and there is expectation that Alexander-Arnold may make his initial comeback to Liverpool's stadium after moving to Real Madrid in the summer.

A longtime Liverpool supporter, Alexander-Arnold previously stated that leaving the team he joined as a six-year-old youth player was the "hardest decision he has ever made."

During his spell with the Merseyside club, Alexander-Arnold notched 354 appearances, contributing to win multiple English top-flight championships, a Champions League, and the FA Cup.

Since joining to Madrid, Alexander-Arnold has featured five times across various tournaments, totaling over two and a half hours of action.

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