Liverpool, England
Dem say na today be the day! Trent Alexander-Arnold dey prepare to return to Anfield as Real Madrid face Liverpool. But e no go easy at all as him mural don get some serious peppering. As dem paint brush come meet the wall, some people decide say dem wan show their anger by painting ‘rat’ and other words on top am. E be like say e no go be smooth welcome for my guy o.
Alexander-Arnold, wey don throway contract for Liverpool after running him time down, go face wetin dey wait am this Tuesday night for Champions League. Na him first time wey e go dey play against him former club, and the tension dey high like kerosene! People sabi say him get mixed feelings but we no sure how the fans go feel when dem see am.
The mural wey show am with the words ‘I’m just a normal lad from Liverpool whose dream has come true’ don chop vex since e dey there. Na so dem use white paint na to mess am up as dem say ‘adios el rata’ join the party. (Abeg, wetin be this ‘rat’ di fans dey talk sef? Na like say our guy don turn to pet rat?)
Cleaners don already jump enter the scene to try fix am before the big game, but him don collect two lashes of vandalism just this year alone. First one don happen early this year, now this na the second time. Na wah o! People don even dey post the graffiti online, and as they say, the internet no forget anything.
Before di match, Alexander-Arnold talk say: ‘When dem announce the draw, I just sabi say this one go happen. I dey excited, but at the same time, na hard game we dey face.’ So e fit shock say some fans dey gree vex for am? E be like say he prepare for wahala but still dey show love for Liverpool. ‘I go always love the club.’
All eyes go dey on Trent when e enter pitch as Liverpool manager, Arne Slot, talk say he no sabi how the fans go receive am but e go give am warm welcome. After all, na former vice-captain we dey talk about so no be small matter. Talk say he remember all di sweet moments wey dem get together. We fit just dey hail am o!
As dem dey prepare to clash for Anfield, all our eyes go dey glued for the screen to see how this drama go unfold. Na football and na so e be! Let’s hope say our guy no go run back enter ground after some ‘rat’ chorus from the fans.
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