Liverpool goalkeeping coach John Achterberg has backed Alisson to issue an instant reminder of his quality following a rare mistake from the Brazilian in Tuesday’s defeat by Real Madrid.
The Reds’ No.1 hopelessly watched on as his attempted pass in the direction of Joe Gomez bounced off the relentless Vinicius Jr and looped into the goal. Alisson’s opposite number Thibaut Courtois suffered a similar fate 22 minutes earlier in the match, miscontrolling the ball as Mohamed Salah pounced to score.
Errors of this nature were certainly out of character from two individuals who arguably represent the two finest shot-stoppers in Europe, but Liverpool require no reminding blunders in a Champions League meeting against Carlo Ancelotti’s side are possible.