Alexis Mac Allister was the first through the door, Ryan Gravenberch the last. A £35m signing from Brighton began a £150m overhaul of the Liverpool midfield that was completed on deadline day with a similar fee for another gifted technician. The Argentinian has been a constant in the Premier League from the start, his beginning to life at Anfield interrupted by a red card that was overturned, yet his importance increased as he has taken on added duties. The Dutchman has featured more in the midweek sides thus far.
But his first two starts each yielded an assist. The third brought a first Liverpool goal – the best goal of his career, Gravenberch said, though it was a tap-in – and this weekend may bring a different kind of first. The deadline day signing’s full Premier League debut could come in Mac Allister’s second reunion in a few days: one with his brother Kevin in Thursday’s win over Union Saint-Gilloise, the other with his old club Brighton.
