Wayne Rooney tells Liverpool fans if booing Alexander-Arnold

 Former Manchester United and Everton star Wayne Rooney has given his take on whether or not Liverpool fans were right to jeer Trent Alexander-Arnold following his return to Anfield as a Real Madrid player last week.

Alexander-Arnold turned down the chance to extend his stay at Liverpool and joined Madrid at the end of last season. The defending Premier League champions tried until the end to convince the England international right-back to put pen to paper, but Alexander-Arnold’s mind was already made up to move to the 36-time LaLiga and 15-time Champions League winners.

It hurt Liverpool fans a lot because Alexander-Arnold came through the academy and supported the club, and there was no surprise that the 27-year-old got a frosty reception from the Anfield faithful.

Liverpool fans booed Alexander-Arnold during warm-up and every time the Real Madrid defender took a touch of the ball after he came on as a substitute for Arda Guler in the 81st minute, as Arne Slot’s side won the Champions League game 1-0.

Former Manchester United and Everton star Rooney has been the subject of a few jeers himself from opposition fans during his illustrious career, and he believes that the Liverpool supporters were right to do what they did during the match.

The former England international, though, would have loved Alexander-Arnold to acknowledge the Liverpool fans after the match.

Rooney said on The Overlap: “At the end of the day, listen, it’s football, and I think players move on, players stay.

“In time, I am sure when Trent comes back in time, the fans will remember what he has done and how successful he has been for the club, but at the minute, it’s still quite raw.

“So, I was expecting him to get booed. I think, during the game, do what you want to put him off – that’s fine.

“I think, I just think at the end, it might have been nice if he had gone and just had a little clap around and maybe gets a few claps, but it’s football.

“You can’t take it too hard.”