Alisson Becker will be the one getting all the praise from Jurgen Klopp and the pundits tonight as he secured the point for Liverpool today and keeps their unbeaten run alive.
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Going into the second half Liverpool were on top and had absolutely dominated United in the first half. Alisson had nothing to do and you would be afraid he’d be caught off guard by a shot in the second half.
Manchester United then came out of the blocks at half time like different animals, chance after chance and Alisson was there to stop them. An immovable object in the Liverpool sticks.
Bruno Fernandes stepped up to challenge him first and a stunning reflex save with his feet kept the magical Portuguese midfielder out.
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Then in the dying moments of the game with just 6 minutes left of regular time he stepped up to the mark twice as Paul Pogba attempted a shot from close range which Becker parried out for a corner.
Then the dangerous corner came in but Alisson was there to stop it.