Arne Slot included Alisson in his Liverpool beginning 11. (Picture by Eric Alonso/Getty Pictures)
Liverpool’s 100 per cent report within the Champions League continued on Tuesday as two stars stood out to assist the Reds beat Girona 1-0 in Spain.
The opening section of the 2024/25 marketing campaign has began impressively for Arne Slot’s males as they at the moment sit prime of each the Premier League and Champions League tables. A key issue on this has been the Merseyside membership’s potential to win video games when not enjoying at their finest and that was evident once more towards Girona.
The La Liga aspect triggered Liverpool a number of issues within the first half and it took a controversial penalty to assist the Reds over the road. TNT Sports activities pundit Steve McManaman believed the foul on Luis Diaz was delicate, describing Girona as being “very unlucky”.
Slot wanted a few of his huge stars to step as much as assist his crew over the road and two stood out within the eye of the Liverpool Echo’s Ian Doyle.
Alisson and Andy Robertson stand out for Liverpool vs Girona
Writing in a participant’s ranking piece, Doyle gave Alisson an eight out of 10 and was impressed by the Brazilian goalkeeper’s saves within the first half. The 32-year-old’s displaying towards Girona was much more spectacular given it was his first recreation again from his hamstring damage.
The return of Alisson to Slot’s beginning 11 additionally noticed one thing occur in Spain that has not been seen for 656 days.
The Liverpool journalist was additionally impressed with Andy Robertson on the Reds’ left-hand aspect with Doyle describing the Scotland star’s efficiency as a “solidly spectacular displaying”.
The defender has struggled at Anfield for almost all of the 2024/25 marketing campaign, nonetheless, the 30-year-old has appeared again to his finest in latest weeks, which has been wanted because of the damage of Kostas Tsimikas.
Others performed a key function in Liverpool’s win over Girona however these two names stood out for the Liverpool Echo reporter.
