Jurgen Klopp Hails Alexis Mac after His STUNNER Spared Liverpool Blushes against Sheffield United
- 26 days ago
Jurgen Klopp hailed in-form Alexis Mac Allister after his wonder goal took Liverpool back to the top of the Premier League with victory over Sheffield United. 'I would rather you all use your eyes and say what you see but it's obvious that he's a super important player for us,' said the Liverpool manager.
The Argentinian midfielder has been involved in 10 goals (five goals, five assists) in his last 10 appearances for Liverpool in all competitions.
‘I met his father after the game. He said ‘Thank you’ and I said ‘Gracias’. He’s a wonderful player, a wonderful boy and I’m happy for Liverpool that we got him,' added Klopp.
Mac Allister restored Liverpool’s advantage with an emphatic strike in the 76th minute before Cody Gakpo wrapped up the three points in the dying stages.
Klopp’s side has now scored 26 Premier League goals this season in the final 15 minutes of matches, 10 more than any other side. Still, the Liverpool manager insisted that the first goal pleased him the most after Darwin Nunez was rewarded for charging down the goalkeeper with Ivo Grbic’s clearance hitting Nunez and rebounding into the net.
‘We scored one of my favorite goals to be 1-0 up. We try a lot to press the opponent and you rarely get that close, said Klopp, who admitted that his side struggled against a low block before eventually getting the job done after Conor Bradley’s own goal had levelled things up in the second half.
‘We controlled the game but there are different ways to do it. The way we did it was not the right one.
'You don’t even have counter-attacks, What you have to do is accelerate, speed up, underlap, overlap, Robbo (Robertson) going down the line constantly after coming on was helpful.
'The game was a difficult one to get rhythm. We needed Macca’s wonder goal to turn it around,’ Klopp added.
Defeat for Sheffield United left them ten points from safety with eight games remaining and all but set for an immediate return to the Championship but Chris Wilder took confidence from his side's performance.
‘I’ve seen teams dismantled here. They can take anyone to the cleaners. They’re just world-class operators with a manager and crowd that’s united in what they’re trying to achieve, said Wilder.
‘The narrative before the game from everyone was that this would be a pretty comfortable evening for Liverpool.
'Losing always hurts but over our last three performances since the Arsenal defeat, I’ve liked what I’ve seen in terms of consistency, being competitive, structured, and giving the opposition problems which we have done. You’ve got to see that all the time.’
The Argentinian midfielder has been involved in 10 goals (five goals, five assists) in his last 10 appearances for Liverpool in all competitions.
‘I met his father after the game. He said ‘Thank you’ and I said ‘Gracias’. He’s a wonderful player, a wonderful boy and I’m happy for Liverpool that we got him,' added Klopp.
Mac Allister restored Liverpool’s advantage with an emphatic strike in the 76th minute before Cody Gakpo wrapped up the three points in the dying stages.
Klopp’s side has now scored 26 Premier League goals this season in the final 15 minutes of matches, 10 more than any other side. Still, the Liverpool manager insisted that the first goal pleased him the most after Darwin Nunez was rewarded for charging down the goalkeeper with Ivo Grbic’s clearance hitting Nunez and rebounding into the net.
‘We scored one of my favorite goals to be 1-0 up. We try a lot to press the opponent and you rarely get that close, said Klopp, who admitted that his side struggled against a low block before eventually getting the job done after Conor Bradley’s own goal had levelled things up in the second half.
‘We controlled the game but there are different ways to do it. The way we did it was not the right one.
'You don’t even have counter-attacks, What you have to do is accelerate, speed up, underlap, overlap, Robbo (Robertson) going down the line constantly after coming on was helpful.
'The game was a difficult one to get rhythm. We needed Macca’s wonder goal to turn it around,’ Klopp added.
Defeat for Sheffield United left them ten points from safety with eight games remaining and all but set for an immediate return to the Championship but Chris Wilder took confidence from his side's performance.
‘I’ve seen teams dismantled here. They can take anyone to the cleaners. They’re just world-class operators with a manager and crowd that’s united in what they’re trying to achieve, said Wilder.
‘The narrative before the game from everyone was that this would be a pretty comfortable evening for Liverpool.
'Losing always hurts but over our last three performances since the Arsenal defeat, I’ve liked what I’ve seen in terms of consistency, being competitive, structured, and giving the opposition problems which we have done. You’ve got to see that all the time.’