Alexis Mac Allister handed new nickname after Jurgen Klopp decision as Liverpool fans left raging
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Liverpool players have given Alexis Mac Allister a new nickname after noticing Jurgen Klopp decision
Alexis Mac Allister has described his relationship with Jurgen Klopp as "perfect" and says his team-mates have jokingly started to refer to the Liverpool manager as the midfielder's father.
Mac Allister was the first of a quartet of summer signings when he joined from Brighton & Hove Albion in early June after his £35m release clause was triggered.
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The World Cup winner has settled well on Merseyside, playing his part in all five games as the Reds have taken 13 points from a possible 15 so far.
Mac Allister was thrust immediately back into the starting lineup by Klopp on Saturday lunchtime at Wolves, despite only having returned from Bolivia in the early hours of Thursday morning and the Argentina international has revealed how his colleagues have gently teased him over his relationship with his manager.
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Why Virgil van Dijk was hit by FA ban after other incidents leave Liverpool supporters raging
An apologetic Virgil van Dijk saw no value in dragging the issue on any further following his red card at Newcastle.
After being dismissed for a last-man foul on Alexander Isak in the 2-1 win at St James' Park last month, his subsequent reaction saw him eventually punished with an additional one-match ban.
It was a costly blow-up from the Reds captain, who had branded the initial decision to send him off as a "f****** joke" in the heat of the moment on August 27.
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