Kylian Mbappe handed brutal 'fourth choice' verdict as ex-Liverpool man speaks

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"I didn't play because the coach told me I'm the fourth-choice forward in the squad behind [Franco] Mastantuono, Vinicius [Junior] and Gonzalo. I accept it and play the time I'm given.

I think I played well."I was ready to start. I'll work hard to get back into the starting lineup."Alvaro Arbeloa is a former Liverpool player(Image: Getty Images)Mbappe's revelation represents yet another challenge for Arbeloa, who assumed control after Xabi Alonso's exit in January.Madrid has struggled through a difficult campaign, with Federico Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni recently making the news following a physical altercation between the pair.However, Arbeloa refuted Mbappe's assertion, maintaining that "at no point" had he informed the Frenchman he was fourth in the pecking order."I wish I had four forwards," Arbeloa responded to Mbappe's remarks."I don't have four forwards, and I certainly didn't say anything like that to Mbappe.

At no point could I tell him that he's the fourth-choice forward."I'm the coach, and I'm the one who decides who plays and who doesn't."I had a conversation with him before the match. I don't know how he might have interpreted it.