2:22 Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp praised his team’s performance despite their Champions League defeat to Atletico Madrid, but questioned his opponent’s playing style.
Indeed, any error from a goalkeeper stands out far more than mistakes made by team-mates further up the pitch. But while Liverpool’s finishing could have been more efficient, the quality of their performance against one of the best defensive teams in the world was of the highest level.
And Alisson’s absence only adds a feeling of ‘what if’ to this frustrating exit.
“Liverpool have put an awful lot into that performance and it was a very good performance,” said former Liverpool midfielder Neil Mellor on Sky Sports News. “They created chance after chance. Oblak is one of the best goalkeepers in the world, and he showed that tonight.
“The best goalkeeper in the world was missing for Liverpool and they missed him tonight. I think that was the big difference. Liverpool were missing Alisson. If he was in goal, would Liverpool have progressed?”
It is a question which can never be answered and one which might rankle with Liverpool supporters in the weeks to come.
Sourse: skysports.com
