Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp was delighted with Trent Alexander-Arnold's show of "character" after victory over Aston Villa.
Alexander-Arnold struck the winner against Villa on Saturday.
Klopp said, "Yes, absolutely. But life is like this, football is like this. He played an exceptional game at Arsenal, he played a top game this afternoon, but in Real Madrid, we don't have to hide that he was involved in the second goal they scored, obviously. That's how it is, that's how football is.
"I don't think Trent is in a situation where he has to prove himself constantly on this level, he just has to play good football and he has to prove himself and challenge himself and all these kind of things, but not because of the national team. Just because, as a young player you have to develop and you only make the next step if you really challenge yourself in specific moments.
"That is what he is doing, by the way. If he is not playing good it's not that he is not bothered or 'who cares?' – no, it is the opposite. So just don't talk anymore about it. Talk about the game, was he good, but leave the rest around aside."
