How Mohamed Salah comment forced Alexis Mac Allister to make Liverpool change
Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister has revealed a comment from Mohamed Salah convinced him to ditch his tracksuit bottoms for shorts.
The 25-year-old has starred for the Reds since arriving at Anfield from Brighton in the summer transfer window. He has become a key part of their midfield, helping them to mount another title challenge in what is boss Jurgen Klopp's final season in charge.
Mac Allister's title tilt comes a year after he also played a key role in Argentina's World Cup win. The generally warmer climate of his home country did not prepare him though for the chill of an English winter.
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He spent just over two years at Brighton, where he took to wearing tracksuit bottoms during warm-ups. But the 25-year-old opted to ditch that look in favour of shorts after a conversation with Salah.
"When I was in Brighton, I used to wear trousers. Then I came here and I remember against Sheffield [United] we went out to the warm-up," Mac Allister told Liverpool's TV channel, via the Mirror.
"I was wearing a hat and trousers and Mo Salah told me: 'What are you doing? Why are you wearing that?' So since that day, I never wore trousers... Only because of Mo."
Mac Allister has made 34 appearances in all competitions, including starting the Carabao Cup final which Liverpool won. His new club are still in with a chance of lifting the Premier League title and the Europa League.
The Reds are second in the table, though are only behind leaders Arsenal on goal difference. They thrashed Sparta Prague in the last 16 to reach the quarter-finals of the Europa
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