'Whisper it for now' - national media rave about Liverpool's Alexis Mac Allister
Alexis Mac Allister helped return Liverpool to the top of the Premier League table with a goal of the season contender in the Reds’ 3-1 victory over struggling Sheffield United.
An unfortunate Conor Bradley own goal had cancelled out Darwin Nunez’s fortuitous opener, before the Argentine stepped up to unleash an unstoppable first-time piledriver into the top corner in front of the Kop. Cody Gakpo then wrapped up the points soon after, to restore Liverpool’s two-point lead at the top of the table.
With Reds hero Gary McAllister watching on, it was not lost on the national media that it was his namesake who was the hero against the Blades. And proving a moment of magic that drew comparisons to Steven Gerrard, many pondered just how decisive it could prove to be in this season’s title-race.
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Paul Joyce of the Times wrote: “After the angst came the acclaim. There had been a spell in the second half when anxiety filled Anfield, dreams were in danger of being dashed and it appeared Jürgen Klopp would be left cursing his ability to call things correctly.
“The Liverpool manager warned on the eve of Sheffield United’s visit that this would not simply be an occasion to turn up, run amok and rattle up their goal difference.
"When, just before the hour mark, the unfortunate Conor Bradley’s own goal brought the bottom club level, everything Klopp had said looked like coming true. Yet, all season, one of the qualities Liverpool have espoused is a resilience to push to the final whistle and an ability to shrug off setbacks…
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