Vinicius a big test for Trent

LOST in the chaos of Manchester City’s defeat in Real Madrid was the excellence of Kyle Walker’s first-half display against the flying wide man Vinicius Junior. Walker was not fully fit and struggled after the break but before that his speed and understanding of the full-back position gave City some security against the Brazilian that they hadn’t had in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final a week earlier. Looking ahead to the final, Vinicius Junior’s contest with Trent Alexander-Arnold in Paris will now be one of the key match-ups of the game. They say Trent cannot defend and maybe we are about to find out.