Alisson clarifies Alexis Mac Allister injury concern

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Liverpool’s title defence remained unblemished after a nail-biting 1-0 victory over Burnley at Turf Moor, but it was far from the convincing display many expected from the reigning champions.

The Reds needed Mohamed Salah’s 95th-minute penalty to avoid dropping their first points of the season, continuing a trend that has seen them win all four Premier League matches with goals scored in the final 10 minutes or later.

The drama unfolded deep into stoppage time when Jeremie Frimpong’s cross struck the outstretched arm of Hannibal Mejbri in the penalty area.

Salah stepped up with nerves of steel, dispatching the spot-kick beyond Martin Dubravka to send the travelling Kop into raptures.

The Egyptian’s strike not only secured three vital points but also elevated him to outright fourth in the Premier League’s all-time goalscoring charts with 188 goals, surpassing Andrew Cole.

While Salah grabbed the headlines with his penalty heroics, Alexis Mac Allister’s outing painted a more troubling picture for Liverpool fans.

The Argentine midfielder was withdrawn at half-time in what initially appeared to be an injury-related substitution following a crunching challenge from Lesley Ugochukwu.

Slot explained after the match that his decision to substitute Mac Allister was influenced in part by the impact of the knock the midfielder took during the game.

However, speaking to TNT Sports post-match, Alisson Becker has played down injury worries:

“He’s a very strong man.

Lucho, Darwin, they all made a difference for us with goals or their playing, fighting, defending.

It’s clear we want to improve because we need to; we have many competitions to play.”

Mac Allister’s struggles can be traced back to a disrupted pre-season and the demanding international schedule.

The World Cup winner missed significant portions of Liverpool’s summer preparations due to injury and has been carefully managed since his return.

His call-up for Argentina’s World Cup qualifiers, despite fitness concerns, appears to have set back his conditioning further.

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