'Long season ahead' - Alexis Mac Allister reacts to loss at Crystal Palace

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Long season ahead, so let's keep positive and go for it." Federico Chiesa's goal wasn't enough for Liverpool on Saturday (Image: Getty Images) Mac Allister remains among several players still working toward their best form for Liverpool as he continues his recovery from a lengthy injury layoff. He has featured seven times for Liverpool this campaign, starting all five of his Premier League matches.

However, he hasn't managed to play beyond 65 minutes since missing the Reds' trip to Newcastle through injury last month. "We need to build him after having such a poor preseason; he missed out two or three months and the first few weeks of preseason.

We are definitely looking at him in a way that we try to prepare him for three games a week because that is eventually where he needs to go to, like Alex. "To be fair, we were all expecting him to start the first day of pre-season, that's why we took him out in the end [of the season], to have him ready for the first day of preseason.