Argentina press react to Alexis MacAllister’s performance as they knock England out of the World Cup
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Two Liverpool players will face off to win the World Cup this Sunday after Alexis Mac Allister helped Argentina into a second consecutive final by beating England.After Victor Munoz and Spain qualified on Tuesday, Mac Allister followed to set up a meeting with his new Liverpool teammate in New Jersey.While Munoz is yet to play a minute for the Spanish, though, Mac Allister has been key for Argentina, and played the full 90 minutes of Wednesday’s dramatic semi-final. Having delivered a performance unrecognisable from the season he showed with the Reds, the Argentine press have rightly hailed what was an excellent performance from Liverpool‘s No.
How important is that Andoni Iraola connects with Liverpool fans off the pitch? Photo Credit: Getty ImagesJan Kruger Mac Allister hailed for being ‘everywhere’ against EnglandAlthough many Liverpool fans will have been supporting England on Wednesday, there were plenty who would also have been actively rooting against the Three Lions, while there will have been others simply tuning in and hoping to see Mac Allister do well.According to Argentine outlet TyC Sports, the 27-year-old certainly made good on that promise.Scoring him as a seven out of 10, they claim that Mac Allister ‘gave his all for every ball’, and was indeed ‘everywhere’ as Argentina chased an equaliser.READ MORE: Every Liverpool player who has won the World Cup as Victor Munoz reaches finalPhoto by Richard Pelham/Getty ImagesThe former Brighton man is passionate while playing for his country – something we’ve rarely seen at Liverpool over the past 12 months – and is described as a ‘champion wanting to be a champion again.’Mac Allister even managed to threaten Jordan Pickford’s goal, twice hitting the post, once with a header which he really should have scored from, and then with a long-range trickler which helped pave the way for Lautaro Martinez’s late winner.Unlike Munoz, Mac Allister will be expected to start Sunday’s final, and will hope to become Liverpool’s first active World Cup winner since Pepe Reina and Fernando Torres for Spain in 2010.If he can deliver more of the same against La Roja, more plaudits from his countrymen will be coming his way.
Sadly for Liverpool fans, though, they will simply be left baffled that this is the same player they’ve been watching struggle to make five yard passes and last through a full match physically all season. Join Our NewsletterReceive a digest of our best Liverpool content each week direct to your mailbox