It was solely pure to witness an amazing outpouring of emotion as Liverpool secured their twentieth title on Sunday night.
There have been comfortable tears aplenty after the ultimate whistle blew. A welcome act of mercy for a Tottenham facet that had been toyed with for a lot of the proceedings at Anfield.
Alisson Becker couldn’t assist however succumb to the second as a 5-1 win over Ange Postecoglou’s males sealed the deal.
Alisson Becker will get emotional
(Photograph by Carl Recine/Getty Photos)
The stage was set. After shaking fingers with Ange Postecoglou a minute early, Arne Slot stood shoulder to shoulder together with his teaching workers to await the ultimate whistle.
Sky Sports activities footage caught Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk throwing his arms into the air as full-time went.
Nevertheless it had all obtained a bit a lot for goalkeeper Alisson Becker, with the No.1 noticed on his knees in entrance of purpose.
Our Dutch central defender joined Wataru Endo and Andy Robertson in celebrating with the 32-year-old, earlier than he was hoisted into the air by our skipper.
FULL-TIME scenes: Liverpool’s Premier League title celebrations start! 🥳 pic.twitter.com/fZTlNfufot
— Sky Sports activities Premier League (@SkySportsPL) April 27, 2025
How vital has Liverpool’s goalkeeper been in 2024/25?
There’s no query that our No.1 is appreciated inside the purple half of Merseyside.
We’ve made it very clear that we really feel the previous Roma shotstopper is the main goalkeeper in world soccer.
Nevertheless, we’d agree with Danny Murphy’s view that Alisson Becker is considerably underappreciated exterior of the Liverpool sphere.
Even a have a look at the stats and common rankings doesn’t clearly illustrate simply how world-class the Brazil worldwide is.
Gamers
Common rankings (Premier League)
1) Mo Salah
7.86/10
10) Alisson Becker
7.02/10
* Stats courtesy of Sofascore
Likewise, for anticipated targets prevented, Alisson doesn’t look like a standout in comparison with his Premier League friends.
Gamers (minimal of 20 90s performed)
Publish-shot xG minus targets allowed (Premier League)
1) Ederson
+0.18
12) Alisson Becker
+0.01
* Stats courtesy of FBref
Nevertheless, this fails to bear in mind the truth that we don’t see Liverpool give away large probabilities incessantly. As you would possibly anticipate from a defence containing human colossus Virgil van Dijk.
Certainly, we’ve conceded the second-fewest (32 to Arsenal’s 29) Premier League targets within the 2024/25 season to this point.
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