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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
Sport
Paul Gorst

Liverpool new boy Alexis Mac Allister opens up on Lionel Messi influence and emotional World Cup scenes

Alexis Mac Allister has opened up on the emotional dressing-room scenes after Argentina's World Cup win as the new Liverpool man reflected on the leadership shown by captain Lionel Messi in Qatar.

Mac Allister, who signed a five-year deal with the Reds earlier this month after his £35m release clause was triggered at Brighton & Hove Albion, helped Argentina to their first World Cup success since 1986 when they beat France at the Lusail Stadium in Doha on December 18.

In what was something of a classic final, Argentina were pegged back from two goals up by a Kylian Mbappe double before Messi scored his second of the match from the penalty spot in extra time.

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