Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk says he will have zero contact with former team-mate Trent Alexander-Arnold before his Anfield return on Tuesday.
The 27-year-old is unlikely to play for Real Madrid as he has not featured since suffering a hamstring injury on September 16, but the former vice-captain is set to be on the bench after his controversial move to the Spanish capital this summer.
He was a well-liked member of the Liverpool dressing room since breaking through as a teenager – but Van Dijk says he is nothing other than an opponent now.