Alexis Mac Allister is embracing every opportunity to become a pivotal player for Liverpool as they strive to maintain their impressive form.
The Argentina international has featured in all 14 of the Reds’ matches so far in the 2024-25 season, with head coach Arne Slot overseeing an impressive record of 12 wins, one draw, and just one defeat.
The latest victory came in the Carabao Cup, where Liverpool triumphed 3-2 against Mac Allister’s former club, Brighton & Hove Albion, in midweek.
The Reds and the Seagulls will meet again at Anfield on Saturday afternoon, this time in the Premier League, and Mac Allister is eager to continue making an impact from midfield.
Assessing his own form so far this term, he told Liverpoolfc.com: “I feel very good.
“Recovery is key, I try to do the things I need to do to recover well.
“Sometimes it’s quite hard because there is not much time.
“But I’m really happy and every time I feel fit then the manager knows that I will be there to help the team.
“That’s the only thing I want: to play, to feel important, to try to help the team.
“Until now, I think I’ve been doing it quite well.”
He added: “I think when you play in a club like Liverpool, you have to be on the top [positions].
“We are there, against very good teams and very good clubs, so I think we are where we expected to be.
“But at the same time, we know that it’s a long year.
“We have a lot of games coming up, including the international break.
“So I wouldn’t say this is the time where you see if you are up to win something but maybe in January, February we will see – and hopefully we are at the top.
Liverpool and Brighton meet for the second time in three days after the Reds’ 3-2 victory at Amex Stadium earlier this week, with Anfield hosting the second clash.
Mac Allister said ahead of the game, “It’s a new game. Definitely we can take some things from the game – and they will do as well, so, in that sense it will be very equal.
“But I think they will change a lot as well; some players that are regular starters for them didn’t play [on Wednesday] so we expect different players but a similar game, because we both have an idea of what we want to do on the pitch.
“It will be a very tough game because they have very good players and, as I said, they have a clear idea.
“We are already working on what we want to do and we will try to win the game.”
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