Jude Bellingham slams Club World Cup conditions: 'Not great at all!'

Turkish youngster Arda Guler and Uruguayan midfielder Federico Valverde added to the scoreline, which eventually finished 3-1.

During the victory, new boy Trent Alexander-Arnold also played a crucial role, rolling the ball into Fran Garcia ahead of Madrid's second goal, who played it off for Guler.

The match marked boss Xabi Alonso’s first win as manager.

However, after the game, Bellingham was not in the high spirits and was quick to address the team’s concerns about fatigue.

Speaking to Mail Sport, the former Birmingham City midfielder said: “I’m definitely feeling it [the fatigue]. With the new kits, new managers and new players coming, it probably kids you into thinking it’s a new season.

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“But you’ve already got 50 to 60 games in your legs and in this heat, you can definitely feel it.

“But the way I and the team are approaching it is that it’s five more games of graft and everything we’ve got to try and bring home another title.”

With the 2026 World Cup due to be held in some of the same venues this time next year, the 21-year-old was keen to make his feelings clear to organisers that conditions must improve.

“The pitches aren’t great at all. It holds the ball up. The ball barely bounces,” he admitted.

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“It’s tough on the knees as well. Hopefully, it’s something that someone will look at, going into next year.

“It’s important we protect the players as well as giving the fans a great spectacle and giving them great games like today.”

Bellingham has had a shoulder injury ever since moving to the Spanish capital but has managed to play through it with extensive strapping to the area.

This summer, he has made the decision to have surgery meaning he will be out for around three months, but he said he feels at his best when he is “free to be complete”.

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Bellingham also explained how he and the squad have been impressed with the Alexander-Arnold’s start to life in Madrid: “He’s been really good. I think the lads have taken to him really well.

"Not only is he an amazing player, he’s a great guy as well. He’s already speaking a bit of Spanish.

“All the lads were impressed by that. It’s just about enjoying himself really. The pressure is going to be insane but I told him he’s here for a reason.

“He’ll do great things for the club and I think he already believes that he’s got that confidence.”

The midfielder concluded by mentioning his brother in typical fashion, saying he was “proud” of his progress after his £27million move to Dortmund.

The 19-year-old played a starring role in Sunderland’s playoff triumph last month, earning him the big-money move to his older brother’s former employers.

Bellingham said of his younger brother: “We talk every day and I’m really proud of him. My parents are out here and they’re flipping between both our games so it’s been a really proud few days for our family.

“To watch my little brother play at the highest level is something I’ve dreamed of.”

Real Madrid finish their Club World Cup group stage on Friday, June 27 against Salzburg.