Ben Foster shares why he was ‘really disappointed’ with Giorgi Mamardashvili vs Man Utd

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Photo by PETER POWELL/AFP via Getty ImagesThe Georgian ‘keeper is filling in for Alisson at the moment since the Brazilian has been injured again.Although there have been moments when he’s impressed, Sunday’s clash wasn’t one of them, with Ben Foster slamming the goalkeeper for his role in Bryan Mbeumo’s opener.Whenever Liverpool face Man United, it’s always one of the most anticipated games of the season. And, although the Reds have often got the better of United, Sunday wasn’t their day, with Foster now saying that Mamardashvili looked like he was in “no man’s land” for Mbeumo’s goal.

He’s got dragged into that space there. He’s in no man’s land because it’s you’ve not got much space to operate in there, right,” he said on the Cycling GK YouTube Channel.“And he can’t go and affect the ball first and foremost because from you can tell he’s just getting it onto that right foot and he’s shooting.“What he’s done though is he’s closed that space, closed his reaction time off to he’s basically just got to hope it hits him.“Whereas if he would have just stayed where he was, he could have reacted to that, you know, and that there is that bit of not playing, isn’t it?

Yeah, that’s when you start to do things like that.”Liverpool need Alisson to come back as soon as possibleAlthough there have been times this season when Mamardashvili has proven that he can hold his own, his performance against Man United was far from ideal. It’s unclear when the former Roma man will be able to return to action, but the sooner it happens, the better it’ll likely be for Slot’s first-team squad.