Alejandro Moreno has praised Alexis Mac Allister and insisted that he is hugely valuable to Liverpool for the way he is able to suit himself in a variety of midfield roles. None other than he is the £35m Liverpool player who is so valuable to Klopp at present.
Moreno was speaking on ESPN as the panel discussed the most important players within Jurgen Klopp’s squad following their bright start to this new season.
Alexis Mac Allister has not had the easiest time since moving to Liverpool in the summer transfer window. It appeared to be a big business deal for the Reds to sign the Argentinian, with the club paying just £35 million for the Brighton man.
It is probably fair to say that Reds are yet to really see the level best of Mac Allister. However, that has not entirely been his fault. He has often had to play the role of holding midfielder when that is clearly not his best position. But still he is raising the bars of his game in each and every match.
Alexis Mac Allister is a man with utmost importance for Liverpool
Journalist Sam Tighe listed Mac Allister at number eight of Liverpool’s most valuable players. That arguably says something about how positively the Reds have started this campaign. But Moreno insisted that the 24-year-old should be a lot higher.
And clearly, he feels that he has been a lot better this season than many give him credit for.
Why £35m Liverpool player is so important now:
“In my definition of valuable players, it’s a guy that can give me consistent performances. And in the case of Alexis Mac Allister, it’s not only consistent performances, but it’s consistent performances in different positions in the midfield,” he told ESPN.
“He can play different roles for you, he can take on different personalities for you. He can be a defensive guy, he can be a distributor, he can be a guy who’s 10 yards in front of the defensive line, or he can be 10 yards from the attacking half. It’s a guy who can give you different things. And that by definition makes him very valuable.”
Reds fans yet to see midfielder in full flight
Liverpool fans have certainly given Mac Allister some breathing space. They are aware that Jurgen Klopp is not really in a position to play to his strengths right now. Liverpool lack a world-class holding midfielder. And with Dominik Szoboszlai also in the ranks, it is Mac Allister who has drawn the short straw.
That situation will surely be addressed in one of the windows in future. And that should hopefully give the World Cup winner the chance to show what he really can do again.
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