According to ESPN, Rodrygo could earn his first minutes of the season against Oviedo and, interestingly, they could come as a left winger. Rodrygo’s desire to play as a left-sided forward is no secret but it is claimed that he has specifically spoken with Alonso to request a move away from the right wing this season.

Kicking off the season with a victory and a goal from Kylian Mbappe, it felt like nothing changed from last season for Real Madrid, but that's where the similarities ended. Xabi Alonso is at the helm in charge of an almost entirely new look backline that held Osasuna to only two shots,

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.