{
  "id": 6431314,
  "title": "José Mourinho weighs in on Trent Alexander-Arnold's midfield stint in Champions League win",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/jose-mourinho-weighs-in-on-trent-alexander-arnolds-midfield-stint-in",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-09T15:16:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/jos-mourinho-weighs-trent-alexander-151613030.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "José Mourinho defended his decision to deploy Trent Alexander-Arnold as a midfielder in Real Madrid's 2-1 victory over Inter Milan in their Champions League opener. Despite Alexander-Arnold's youth experience in that role, the former Liverpool player is, according to Mourinho, \"not a midfielder.\" The Portuguese manager emphasized Alexander-Arnold's tactical interpretation and praised his performance alongside Federico Valverde. The manager attributed Alexander-Arnold's reduced tackling success and passing accuracy to the positional change, acknowledging the physical demands of the new role. Alexander-Arnold was substituted in the final stages as Real Madrid secured their win. The midfielder's move to Madrid has been marked by turbulence, including his controversial departure from Liverpool and competition from Dani Carvajal and Denzel Dumfries for a starting spot.",
  "summary": "José Mourinho insists Trent Alexander-Arnold is 'not a midfielder' despite deploying him in the middle of the park during Real Madrid's UEFA Champions League win over Inter Milan",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}