Trent started in five of Real Madrid’s six games in the USA at this summer's FIFA Club World Cup and appears to be Alonso's first-choice at right-back. However, the decision to name Dani Carvajal as captain following Luka Modric's exit, ramps up the pressure on the former Liverpool man.

Xabi Alonso has praised the impact of Real Madrid 's latest arrival Franco Mastantuono ahead of the team's first away game of the season, at Real Oviedo on Sunday. Mastantuono, 18, played 22 minutes as a substitute in Madrid's LaLiga debut on Tuesday as they beat Osasuna 1-0, impressing the Santiago Bernabéu crowd.

Kylian Mbappe made sure that the Xabi Alonso era began with three points on Tuesday, as he won and scored a penalty in Real Madrid's 1-0 victory Osasuna at the Santiago Bernabeu.