Someone who pulled on Liverpool's top ten, who are world champions, was expected to bring magic to Anfield from the start, even as the Merseyside giants struggled at the start of the season without a proper back-row midfielder.
At the time, there were criticisms about his game, but Alexis McAllister quickly silenced everyone and already in his first season at a big club showed that he is world class.
Assists, goals, pressing all over the field, interrupting the opponent's actions - "Big Mac" is Jurgen Klopp's "x factor" in the hunt for a new title, and about his projectile with which he "punched" the net at "Anfield" last night and shortened the torture against Sheffield United they will talk for a long time.
"He's a wonderful guy and a phenomenal player - super important for us. I'm happy that we managed to bring him to Liverpool," Klopp said after the match, as reported by "The Guardian".
What kind of performance the Argentine made at a time when all the solutions in the Premier League are best said that he registered six goals and five assists in the last ten matches, and many of them were decisive.
"His influence is incredible from any position he finds himself in," Klopp emphasized.
It was McAllister's position that interested English journalists, since the Argentine played defensive midfielder (number six) even last night, although he shines especially when he is a central midfielder (number eight).
"In which position is he better? Let's say that against Sheffield his defensive role was excellent, and he also scored a goal... Of course, I also prefer when it's eight, but we don't live in the land of dreams," Klopp emphasized in his own style .
The German specialist has seen many fantastic goals during his time at Borussia Dortmund and Liverpool, but the one scored last night is special to him. And it's not McAllister's Euro-goal.
"Darwin Nunez's goal is one of my favorite in my career," says Klopp.
The Uruguayan's goal was not spectacular, far from it, but it was everything that Klopp wants - Darwin came out on the Sheffield goalkeeper Ivo Grbić while pressing, blocked his shot, and the ball bounced into the net.
"You always ask the forwards to press the goalkeeper, but they rarely get close enough to make a block like Darwin's," Klopp emphasized.
The round of 31 is over, Liverpool at the top are still two points ahead of Arsenal and three ahead of Manchester City.
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