Jurgen Klopp hails Alexis Mac Allister after his STUNNER spared Liverpool blushes against Sheffield United and took them back to the Premier League summit

Jurgen Klopp praised Alexis Mac Allister after his wonder goal returned Liverpool to the top of the Premier League with victory over Sheffield United.

“I would prefer everyone to use their eyes and say what they see, but it is obvious that he is a very important player for us,” said the Liverpool manager.

The Argentine midfielder has been involved in 10 goals (five goals, five assists) in his last 10 games for Liverpool in all competitions.

‘I met his father after the game. He said ‘Thank you’ and I said ‘Thank you’. He is wonderful

“Player, a wonderful guy and I am very happy for Liverpool to have signed him,” Klopp added.

Jurgen Klopp reserved the warmest hug for his midfield maestro, who is in an excellent moment of form

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Mac Allister restored Liverpool’s lead with a powerful strike in the 76th minute before Cody Gakpo took all three points in the final minutes.

Klopp’s side have scored 26 Premier League goals this season in the final 15 minutes of a game, 10 more than any other team, but the Liverpool manager insisted the first goal was the one he was most pleased with after Darwin Núñez was rewarded for attacking the goalkeeper with Ivo. Grbic’s clearance hits Núñez and bounces into the net.

‘We scored one of my favorite goals and we were 1-0 up. “We try a lot to put pressure on the opponent and it’s rare to be so close,” said Klopp, who admitted his team struggled against a low block before finally getting the job done after Conor Bradley’s own goal leveled things in the second half. .

‘We control the game but there are different ways to do it. The way we did it was not correct.

“You don’t even have counterattacks. What you have to do is accelerate, accelerate, overlap, overlap. Robbo (Robertson) constantly running the line after coming in was helpful.

“It was difficult to get into the rhythm of the game. “We needed Macca’s wonderful goal to turn the situation around,” Klopp added.

Mac Allister has been Liverpool’s driving force in recent weeks and has now contributed goals in each of their last six Premier League games.

The defeat of Chris Wilder’s team leaves them ten points away from safety with eight games remaining

Sheffield United’s defeat left them ten points from safety with eight games remaining and almost set for an immediate return to the Championship, but Chris Wilder took confidence from his team’s performance.

‘I’ve seen teams absolutely dismantled here. They can take anyone to the cleaners. “They are just world-class operators with a manager and a public that are absolutely united in what they are trying to achieve,” Wilder said.

“Everyone’s narrative before the game was that it was going to be a pretty comfortable night for Liverpool.

“Losing always hurts, but in our last three performances since the Arsenal defeat, I have liked what I have seen in terms of consistency, being competitive, structured and giving the opposition problems, as we have done. You have to see that all the time ”.