Victor Munoz names his three best friends at Liverpool including surprise former rival

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Victor Munoz has been a good addition to the Liverpool squad since his summer arrival, adding pace and unpredictability from the wide areas.He arrived late into the summer having been part of the Spain squad who won the World Cup in July, but has acclimatised well, making three Premier League starts so far, scoring once and winning a late penalty against Newcastle.If Munoz has settled in quickly since joining from Osasuna, he says it is in part down to his Liverpool teammates, with Alexis Mac Allister, Giorgi Mamardashvili and Ronald Araujo particularly helpful in making the transition from Spain as easy as possible. What do you think Liverpool should do with Alexis Mac Allister’s contract?

“Every day I practice with the teacher and with my classmates, who are truly the best teachers because I live with them and they are helping me a lot.”With communication a slight issue, Munoz confirmed that Mac Allister, Araujo and Mamardashvili, who speaks Spanish from his days at Valencia, are helping him the most with integration.“Mac Allister is helping me a lot, as is Mamardashvili,” he said. “I’ve also been getting along very well with Ronald Araujo since he arrived.”READ MORE: Alexander Isak names the Liverpool player who has a ‘crazy speed’ which he wasn’t expectingGiven Araujo’s history as Barcelona’s captain, and Munoz’s past in the Real Madrid first-team, some surprise is shown by AS, who note: “A Real Madrid fan and a Barcelona fan together at Anfield…”“That’s right,” Munoz replies.

We’ve formed a close bond.”Asked for more details on how he has been welcomed into the dressing room at Anfield, the 23-year-old reinforces the feeling that Mac Allister, who was on the losing side in the World Cup final but made a point of greeting Munoz during Spain’s guard of honour for Argentina, has been key.“Very well. I’m very grateful,” he said.Munoz given goosebumps by Anfield atmosphereMunoz touched on plenty more during a fairly wide-ranging interview with AS, including his thoughts on playing at Anfield as a Liverpool player.“I’d heard a lot about the atmosphere at Anfield, but you can’t really explain it until you experience it,” he said.“It’s incredible how passionate our fans are about football.