Adiós Arbeloa

With Alvaro Arbeloa heading to Real Madrid, we take a look at the highs of his Anfield career in photos.

The new boy is pitched at left-back on his first start, from where he marks Lionel Messi out of the game in the Nou Camp A first goal arrives versus Reading Before the defender helps us to an historic win in Marseille Next stop Euro 2008, where he features once as Spain claim their first trophy in 44 years He and his countryman are honoured as the Reds visit Villarreal for pre-season Arbeloa excels as United are beaten in the league for the first time under Rafa Benitez Then finds the net for the second time in his Anfield career against West Brom Leaving on a high… Alvaro plays a key role as Liverpool mount their best title charge since 1990