Alisson delivers openly honest self-assessment as he gears up for Liverpool career first

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The Brazilian international, now a two-time Premier League champion with the Reds and winner of seven trophies overall, reached the 300-game milestone last month.

Heading into his eighth season at Anfield since joining from AS Roma in the summer of 2018, Alisson remains central to Liverpool’s ambitions.

“For me, what I see as a goalkeeper, to be at the top level you need to have good positioning, first of all,” said Alisson.

“You need to have speed, you need to have agility and to play in the Premier League you need to be strong as well and good on set-pieces and good on timings.

“To be a Liverpool FC goalkeeper, you have to be good at sweeping up some balls as well, working outside the box and also playing with your feet.

“So I think all of these attributes have the same importance for being a top goalkeeper for Liverpool FC

And I always try to improve myself in all aspects, to cover all the gaps, because I know the opposition I face here.

“They are top players in the Premier League and Champions League

Beyond his shot-stopping abilities, Alisson is also the only goalkeeper in Liverpool’s history to have scored a goal.

The 32-year-old has added three assists during his time at Anfield as well, all of which were for Mohamed Salah in home matches

“I know his qualities, he knows my qualities to play the ball behind the line when we have the space to do that.

“So, he just does what he does the best, and that is running towards the goal, and I have to do my best to kick the ball and put him in a good position so he can control it and do what he also does the best – scoring goals.

“It’s something that we really enjoy doing, so when that happens I think you can see from the celebrations that it’s something that we enjoy a lot, because that is part of the fun part of football as well: joy.”