Liverpool took full benefit of Chelsea’s earlier slip-up as they got here from behind to beat Leicester 3-1 at Anfield on Boxing Day, thus stretching their lead on the Premier League summit to seven factors with a sport in hand.
Jordan Ayew shocked the house supporters with a sixth-minute opener, however Cody Gakpo levelled for the Reds on the stroke of half-time, and additional targets from Curtis Jones and Mo Salah accomplished the turnaround and despatched Kopites residence with broad smiles on their faces.
The three goalscorers will naturally have their names within the headlines, however there was one different participant particularly who contributed lots to his crew’s thirteenth league victory of the season.
Mac Allister stars for Liverpool in opposition to Leicester
Alexis Mac Allister missed Liverpool’s earlier residence fixture (in opposition to Fulham on 14 December) resulting from suspension, however he made up for that enforced absence with an amazing efficiency tonight as he recorded assists to arrange Gakpo and Jones to attain.
As per Sofascore, the Argentine midfielder – who turne 26 on Christmas Eve – gained the joint-most duels for the Reds (eight), together with 4 tackles. He was additionally astute in his use of possession, finishing 44 of his 50 passes (88%) and executing two key passes earlier than his late withdrawal for Harvey Elliott.
Along with his spectacular statistics, our quantity 10 additionally handed the attention check. Liverpool Echo journalist Ian Doyle awarded him 8/10 in his post-match participant scores, hailing his persistent efforts to hyperlink the play earlier than he was ‘rewarded’ with a pair of assists in a ‘very achieved show’.
Mac Allister now has three purpose contributions over his previous two appearances, having discovered the online within the 6-3 win over Tottenham final weekend, greater than doubling his G/A output for the season up to now 5 days alone (Transfermarkt).
The Reds have a fast turnaround to the go to to West Ham on Sunday night, however the Argentine appears fairly more likely to begin as soon as extra off the again of an amazing efficiency to assist his crew see off Leicester and seize firmer management of the Premier League title race.
