Liverpool manager Arne Slott says goalkeeper Alisson showed why he remains first-choice at Anfield with some key saves in the 1-0 win at Girona.
Alisson had been sidelined with a hamstring injury since early October but returned to Spain.
Substitute Caoimhin Kelleher impressed during his absence but Alisson showed why he is Slot’s first choice with several saves before Mohamed Salah’s penalty gave Liverpool victory.
“Allison certainly didn’t look like he’d been out for two months,” Slott said.
“I joked with the players that maybe they wanted to see how ready he was because they let him make so many saves.
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“But he showed why I always say he’s our number one.”
Liverpool defender Andy Robertson also praised his goalkeeper but was unhappy with how many chances Girona were allowed, with Alisson making saves from Alejandro Francis and Miguel Gutierrez in the first half.
“It’s been out for a while so maybe we had to see if it was rusty or not and it definitely wasn’t,” Robertson said.
“But we need to have more control. We can’t leave so many gaps, we have to press aggressively and much better. Especially in the first half, it was a little too much back and forth for our liking.”
The slot man was also complementary to the opposition, who caused Liverpool real problems but eventually fell to a fifth defeat in six games, thanks in no small part to Alisson.
“I almost feel very sorry for Girona, they are such a high quality team and they deserve a lot more than the three points they have so far,” said Slott.
They had a very good game today, but we had a very good goalkeeper.
