Pundit lauds 'amazing' Liverpool star Alisson following final contribution

Former Premier League striker Kevin Campbell has lauded the ‘amazing’ contribution of Alisson as Liverpool lifted the Carabao Cup. 

The 29-year-old goalkeeper only made one appearance throughout the competition and was left out of the final in favour of regular cup star Caoimhin Kelleher. 

However, the Brazilian played a starring role off the field as the Reds beat Chelsea 11-10 on penalties with Kelleher the hero. 

Speaking to Football Insider, Campbell praised the Brazilian’s attitude towards the number two and Thiago. 

“Jurgen Klopp would have spoken to him at the start of the season and said, ‘Look, Kelleher is going to play in the final and I’m sure he would have been fine with it, even though he would have wanted to play. It was great to see them both celebrating together at full time. You need characters like Alisson in your dressing room. He is also someone who knows how to test the temperature of players. We saw that with his handling of the Thiago situation pre-kick off. That is key. Thiago needed that. Fair play to Alisson for being the experienced character that was needed on the bench that day. He’s clearly an amazing teammate both on and off the field.”

Thiago had been in line to start at Wembley before a tight hamstring suffered in the warmup ruled the Spaniard out. 

So far this season Alisson has kept 17 clean sheets in 33 appearances across all competitions. 

Moments such as these from the £54million valued stopper underpin the togetherness of this Liverpool squad. 

So much of the success under Jurgen Klopp has come from the unity within the ranks and despite essentially being left out of a final, Alisson proved it’s the overall team that is of most importance. 

With one trophy already in the cabinet