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...
Liverpool are ahead for the first time tonight, and it is Alexis Mac Allister who has delivered the breakthrough with a thunderous rocket from the edge of the box. The Reds picked up in the second half precisely where they ended the first, piling intense pressure on the opposition and quickly earning themselves a thoroughly […] The post Watch: Alexis Mac Allister scores stunning rocket to put Liverpool ahead against Atletico Madrid appeared first on CaughtOffside.
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