Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp praised his players after their 2-1 win over Leicester and wasn’t too bothered by Alisson’s slip up.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says he knew new £67m goalkeeper Alisson would make a mistake at some point after the Brazilian’s error almost cost his side victory at Leicester City on Saturday.
The visitors won 2-1 at the King Power to maintain their 100 per cent start to the new Premier League season, but they were made to sweat after a terrible gaffe by the ‘keeper.
Alisson tried to dribble his way past Kelechi Iheanacho in the box, only to be dispossessed, with the Leicester striker then setting up Rachid Ghezzal for his first goal for his new club.
However, Liverpool held on to claim all three points, with Klopp later claiming he was expecting a blunder from Alisson after the shot-stopper’s risk-taking display at home to Brighton last week.
“We all have to learn from that, not only himself,” Klopp said. “It was clear last week that it would happen one day – I didn’t think it would happen the next week immediately.
“But we could have cleared the situation twice before, then they gave the ball back to him and yes, he could have shot it away as well. It was a bit that mood in the whole team, play it back, play it back, play it back and in the end, it’s the goalie. He knows it was his mistake, of course, he’s man enough to get that.
“I told him that the best game to do it was this one because we won it, so it’s all fine now. We know that now we have ticked that box as well.
“Do not play all the balls to Alisson, but how cool was he after that when the crowd tried to make him a bit nervous, which is of course normal. It was his goal, that is how it is, but no problem with that.”