Andy Robertson backs “unbelievable” Alisson to continue his fine form

Andy Robertson has thrown his support behind goalkeeper Alisson Becker after the stopper fumbled a cross to allow rivals Man United to equalise in Sunday’s victory at Anfield.

Alisson also made an error earlier in the season against Leicester when he attempted a Cruyff turn that led to a Rachid Ghezzal goal.

However, in both cases the mistakes proved insignificant as Liverpool went on to win both matches, and outside of those slip-ups, Alisson has been a rock in the heart of Liverpool’s defence, keeping 10 clean sheets in 17 Premier League matches.

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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 02: Andre Gomes of Everton has a header saved by Alisson of Liverpool during the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Everton FC at Anfield on December 2, 2018 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

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And Robertson, who has watched his goalkeeper concede just seven times in the league this season, was eager to back the Brazilian’s ability.

“He has been unbelievable this season and we all make mistakes,” said the Scotland captain, according to Sky Sports.

“If Mo Salah or [Roberto] Firmino make a mistake it maybe doesn’t get punished because it is up the other end but that is unfortunately what a keeper has to put up with, if they make a mistake it usually turns into a goal.

“Of course, he will be disappointed with it but he bounced back and we can’t moan about it. He has dug us out Tuesday night and we are still in the Champions League because of him.

The left-back also believes his side can continue their unbeaten run in the league against Wolves on Friday and stay ahead of Manchester City.

“We are in December, we know how tough this period is but we are top of the league,” he said. “We have just got to keep this period going.

“We know how good Man City are – we have a bit of a gap that has opened up now (to third) – and the two of us are close to each other but we believe we can stay top.

“There is a long way to go and we still have to play big games, starting on Friday night and we hopefully move on from there.

“It has been a huge few weeks. People maybe looked at the fixtures and thought ‘Everton, it’s a derby, always tough, Bournemouth, always tough, Napoli was a must-win and Man Utd speaks for itself’.

“We have come out unscathed but we need to move on from that. We can’t just say ‘four games, we have played well’ and take our eye off the ball.

“We need to stay focused 100 per cent and look forward to the challenge at Wolves who have done well this season.”

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