Harvey Elliott has declared his non-reinforcing loyalty to Alisson Becker and said that he would “die for” the Liverpool shot stop stopper after his remarkable performance against Paris Saint-Germain.
The Brazilian AAS took out a series of fantastic rescues to help the Reds achieve a 1-0 win in the first stage of their Champions League round-of-16 draw in the Parc des Princes last week. Elliott, who emerged as another hero in Paris by scoring the only goal of the game shortly after he was immersed, was praised by fans for his crucial late strike – even flooded by admirers during a trip to Sainsbury's for toilet paper.
Despite the admiration, Elliott said that nothing would have been possible without Alisson's great show in the goal. While Liverpool is preparing to welcome PSG in Anfield for the second stage on Tuesday evening, the 21-year-old attacking midfielder expressed his awe in the impact of his teammate and he insisted that there was no other goalkeeper in the world who could equal the current form of Alisson.
Elliott's comments represent a Stark reality check for Liverpool-bound keeper Giorgi Mhaldashvili, who is currently on loan in Valencia after completing a £ 25 million deal to become a member of the La Liga team in the summer. Mhamardashvili has admitted that he is in poor form this season, because Valencia is fighting to prevent relegation and will not be confronted that Alisson replaces when he arrives in Anfield.
Elliott greeted the quality of Alisson during a chat with ex-manchester United and Wrexham keeper Ben Foster. “He is the world's best for me, and I think other people can see that too,” he said in the interview for Amazon Prime video.
“At the moment I don't think there is a keeper who could keep us in the game. It was not only this game, but there have been so many others where he made huge saves and played a huge role.
“He also played a role in the goal with his beautiful long ball. You want to die for him, because he puts his heart in line for us.”
“There are so many saves where I look and think:” How on earth have you succeeded in saving it? ” He is incredible.
He added: “I didn't really want to get the highlight of that game. I wanted it to be Ali because we won that game alone because of him. He received all the compliments he should have received, and hopefully he can continue to save us.”
Alisson's performance saw him take home the official player of the Match Award after obtaining a record 22nd clean sheet in Europe for the Reds. In the night he deducted nine Saves -a record for a Liverpool -goalkeeper in a single Champions League match since Opta started following the statistics in 2003-04.
Slot will undoubtedly want his team to benefit from their slender lead, because they want to continue to the quarterfinals of the tournament. In the meantime, Mamardashvili has had his bad shape in Valencia and he said he intends to bounce back.
“I know that I am not at my best moment now, but I am convinced that challenges make us stronger,” Mamardashvili posted on Instagram. He added: “I do my best to be the best version of me as soon as possible. Thank you very much, Mestalla, for the support!”