IAN LADYMAN AT ANFIELD: The Liverpool midfielder this week learnt that maybe it's best to earn new contracts by winning matches rather than lighting up press conferences
Speaking ahead of the Reds' Champions League opener against Atletico Madrid, Mac Allister said he was 'very sad' that the club have not offered him a new contract.
Liverpool welcomed Atletico Madrid at Anfield earlier tonight as they hoped to secure a win at home in the UEFA Champions League. The Reds made a slow start to the game and conceded the opening goal i...
It was the time and place for Alexis Mac Allister to do his talking on the pitch and the disgruntled Liverpool midfielder did not disappoint. “Very sad” over Liverpool’s refusal to offer him a contract extension, while Dominik Szoboszlai and Ryan Gravenberch were getting theirs, Mac Allister made Anfield very happy with a match-winning display against Atlético Madrid.The Argentina international, one of five World Cup finalists involved in a finely-poised, absorbing contest, vented his frustration in the best possible way with an immaculate 20-yard strike that extended Diego Simeone’s winless sequence against English opposition in the Champions League group phase to 11 matches. Mac Allister’s moment also gave Andoni Iraola the perfect start to life in the Champions League, and there were several contributions for the Liverpool head coach to savour. From Alexander Isak’s relentless pressing to Florian Wirtz’s consistent creativity, Liverpool rose to one of their toughest tests of the competition. Continue reading...
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