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Stephen Killen & Kadeem Simmonds

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson refuses to reveal the secret behind West Ham penalty save

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson gave little away on his penalty-saving techniques after keeping out Jarrod Bowen's spot kick in West Ham United's 1-0 defeat on Wednesday night.

Darwin Nunez's first-half strike was the difference between the two sides as the Hammers' five-match unbeaten run in October, in all competitions, came to an end at Anfield.

David Moyes' side had the chance to draw level when they were awarded a penalty after Bowen was fouled by Joe Gomez, after a VAR consultation, but the England international saw his effort saved by the diving Brazilian.

READ MORE: West Ham press conference LIVE: David Moyes on Liverpool loss, penalty miss and Lucas Paqueta

Speaking after the final whistle, Alisson remained coy on his preparation before facing a penalty taker but he does study the opposition.

"I won’t tell so much about that [what goes into it]," he told Amazon Prime Sport. "It was a good save, football, everywhere studies, the striker studies the goalkeeper, the goalkeeper studies the penalty takers, I won’t talk too much about what I do."

Prior to the spot-kick, Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk was accused of scuffing the spot with former Reds winger Steve McManaman saying on commentary that it looked like the Dutchman was up to no good.

"A scuff or a step? I think he steps on it. He should’ve scored his penalty, he does stand on the penalty spot but he should’ve scored," said the ex-England star.

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