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New goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili will provide competition for established first-choice Liverpool number one Alisson Becker(Image: Martin Rickett/PA)

"Big-game" Giorgi Mamardashvili has been tipped eventually to succeed Alisson Becker as Liverpool's goalkeeper.

That's according to the Reds new boy's Georgia international coach.

And David Webb believes current Brazil star Alisson is the ideal shot-stopper for Mamardashvili to learn from as he begins the fledgling weeks of his Anfield career in a new-look Liverpool team under Arne Slot.

The deal to bring Mamardashvili to Anfield was initially struck last year with Valencia, with the goalkeeper arriving at the beginning of the pre-season schedule in July for £29m.

The agreement initially led to several questions over the future of Alisson.

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But the capture of Mamardashvili has been engineered to provide the long-serving Brazilian with high-class competition.

And Webb, speaking in an exclusive interview with Flash Score, believes the Georgian will eventually supplant the 32-year-old Alisson.

“I think that’s a target for him (becoming Liverpool's No.1)," Webb said.

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"His first objective is to go in and settle into the club and try to get a feel and establish himself there.

"He knows that Alisson is a world-class goalkeeper; he has the opportunity to learn and also compete for that spot.

"But for us in Georgia, he's a fantastic goalkeeper.