Liverpool’s Trent Alexander-Arnold relishing battle with ‘one of the greats’ Cristiano Ronaldo

Trent Alexander-Arnold is relishing the chance to cap his breakthrough season by going up against Cristiano Ronaldo in the Champions League final. While Ronaldo has been at the summit of the game for over a decade and is aiming to become a five-time European champion in Kiev, Alexander-Arnold’s first full season around the Liverpool first team is just approaching its thrilling conclusion. The 19-year-old admits it will be a pleasure to share the field with a star he once watched online as as a child but has no fear. “With Ronaldo being one of the greats, probably one of the best players ever, it’s going to be an honour to hopefully play against him,” he said. “You know a lot about him and the likes of [Lionel] Messi because you watch them on YouTube when you’re growing up, you always watch those type ...