Alisson Becker's next challenge clear at Liverpool amid Saudi Arabia transfer rumours
In a season that saw Alisson Becker make the fewest appearances of his six years at Liverpool, the Brazil international still maintained extraordinary levels of consistency.
Just 28 Premier League appearances across 23/24 for Liverpool's No.1 saw deputy Caoimhin Kelleher stand in with aplomb at times but Alisson remains the undisputed first choice at Anfield.
And for new head coach Arne Slot, whose arrival on a three-year contract was confirmed on Monday, the chance to work with a goalkeeper of such rare quality will be hugely appealing.
The goalkeeper's performance in the late August turnaround at Newcastle kept the 10 men in the game after Virgil van Dijk had been sent off. A handful of particularly eye-catching saves saw the hosting Magpies unable to add to their lead to allow Darwin Nunez the chance to strike twice late on to seal a memorable away victory.
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The former Roma star was remarkably unfortunate to end up on the losing side of that controversial 2-1 loss to Tottenham in late September too. Having made a string of stops from the likes of James Maddison, Son Heung-min and Dejan Kulusevski to keep the 10 and then nine men alive in the match, Joel Matip's mistake saw Alisson concede a stoppage-time winner for the hosts. An incredible reactionary stop to keep out Jean-Philippe Mateta also deserved better than to come in a 1-0 home defeat to Crystal Palace much later in the campaign.
A couple of stops to thwart Tomas Soucek and Matty Cash in Anfield victories against West Ham and Aston Villa also stick out but the most eye-catching
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