Real Madrid news: Jose Mourinho gives major Trent Alexander-Arnold hint after Inter Milan thriller

Jose Mourinho has suggested that Trent Alexander-Arnold being utilized successful the Real Madrid midfield volition beryllium a rarity.

On Tuesday night, the La Liga giants started their Champions League run with a 2-1 triumph implicit Inter Milan.

However, Los Blancos were indebted to goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, with Mourinho acknowledging aft the crippled that the teams could person scored six goals piece.

Alexander-Arnold was utilized successful the Real Madrid motor room, but his show came successful for fierce disapproval from the Spanish media.

Speaking astatine his post-match property conference, Mourinho hinted that the England planetary was not ideally suited to playing successful the centre of the pitch.

Mourinho reacts to Alexander-Arnold Real Madrid performance

While assessing the back-and-forth quality of the game, the Portuguese felt that Alexander-Arnold struggled to enforce himself connected the contest.

He said: "It could person ended 5-1 oregon 6-1 for us. It could besides person ended 6-6. I don’t privation to accidental that Inter won the crippled due to the fact that we created much and successful important moments, similar the 2 chances Jude (Bellingham) had earlier and aft the break.

"It was a brainsick game, and I don't similar that benignant of madness. I similar to people 5, 6, oregon 7 but with implicit power and without needing an perfectly unthinkable show from the goalkeeper.

"In today’s game, whoever decides the champion subordinate connected the tract indispensable person been asleep, due to the fact that if they don’t springiness [Thibaut] Courtois the champion subordinate grant today, they ne'er volition (laughs).  Without taking recognition distant from Fede [Valverde], who won it.

"It was hard to play with Trent, whom I greatly admit for the enactment helium did, but his characteristics arsenic a midfielder and the carnal demands of playing arsenic a full-back oregon midfielder are different."

What adjacent for Alexander-Arnold astatine Real Madrid?

Having lone started 1 of Real Madrid's opening 4 La Liga fixtures astatine right-back, the erstwhile Liverpool prima whitethorn beryllium moving into a occupation nether Mourinho.

Denzel Dumfries is seemingly viewed arsenic archetypal prime astatine full-back, efficaciously leaving the 27-year-old to play backup successful 2 positions.

While Alexander-Arnold volition ever gain crippled clip owed to his method quality and versatility, helium whitethorn not play arsenic overmuch arsenic helium wants successful high-profile matches.

Real Madrid person 3 fixtures crossed a nine-day play earlier the planetary break, with Rayo Vallecano, Elche and Atletico Madrid connected their schedule.