Alisson Becker was given great satisfaction when he grabbed three “special” points as Liverpool won their 243rd Merseyside derby at Anfield.
Mohamed Salah’s two second-half goals gave Jurgen Klopp’s side a 2-0 win over Everton, who played most of the Premier League match with 10 men after Ashley Young was sent off before the break.
The result puts United back on track after the last international break and a delighted Alisson spoke to Liverpolfc.com after the game.”The three points we get mean a huge amount for us,” he said.
Today was very special for us because it was a derby.”We know it’s important for our supporters, for the city, for everyone, for us. “We’ll keep fighting and see what we can achieve.”Liverpool looked to win with Salah’s first goal from the penalty spot 15 minutes from time.”This guy is unbelievable,” said No11 Alisson. “We are very excited for him to join our team. If he keeps his red shirt, we hope he will break all the records before him!
“Goalkeeper: “It’s always difficult to come back from the national team and play at 12:30 at night. We traveled a lot, went to South America and played some tough games, but I’m glad we got three points.
“It was really big today.”Alisson, who recorded his second Premier League clean sheet of the season after a superb defensive spell, also praised his side’s patience and discipline in finding a way to win against 10 men. He added: “There are times when you have to endure disappointment during a game, but I think we did really well today.””We were patient, handled the ball well and created chances.
Lucho’s [Luis Diaz] one-on-one created a fantastic opportunity for us and suddenly the game started and we were two goals down.”Today’s derby is a big deal.”
