Alisson has been a revelation since joining Liverpool.
Chris Kirkland has admitted to Jim White’s radio show on talkSPORT [broadcast 27/03/2019] that he was blown away by seeing Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson in training.
Liverpool spent some £67 million [Independent] on bringing the Brazil stopper in from Roma last summer, but he looks the business so far.
Jurgen Klopp’s side have only conceded 18 times in 31 Premier League games – the division’s best defensive record – and although much of the credit goes to Virgil van Dijk and his team-mates, Alisson has also played a huge role.
Former Liverpool goalkeeper Kirkland, who is involved with the Reds’ ladies team, has watched Klopp’s side in training at Melwood on a number of occasions.
And the pundit admits that he has never been as impressed with a fellow keeper before.
He told talkSPORT: “I’ve been lucky enough to be at the training ground a few times and he’s the only goalkeeper I’ve watched and said ‘wow’. I was purring when I went away.
“He was just incredible. He made the hard things look incredibly easy. He just catches everything and I mean rocket shots that were hit at him from six yards. Proper volley top corner stuff and he was just catching them.”
Alisson will need to be on his game again on Saturday when Tottenham visit Liverpool.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side have dropped 11 points from the last 12 on offer, but the North Londoners still have an abundance of talent which can hurt the Brazilian and Liverpool.
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