Arne Slot included Alisson in his Liverpool starting 11. (Photo by Eric Alonso/Getty Images)
Liverpool’s 100 per cent record in the Champions League continued on Tuesday with two top stars helping the Reds beat Girona 1-0 in Spain.
The opening phase of the 2024/25 campaign has got off to an impressive start for Arne Slot’s men as they currently sit top of the Premier League and Champions League tables. A key factor in this has been the ability of the Merseyside club to win games when they were not playing at their best and this was again evident against Girona.
The La Liga outfit caused Liverpool several problems in the first half and it took a controversial penalty to help the Reds over the line. TNT Sports pundit Steve McManaman believed the foul to Luis Díaz was softdescribing Girona as “very unfortunate”.
Slot needed some of their biggest stars to step up to help their team over the line and two stood out in the eye of the Ian Doyle of the Liverpool Echo.
Alisson and Andy Robertson stand out for Liverpool vs Girona
Writing in the player rating piece, Doyle gave Alisson an eight out of 10 and was impressed by the Brazilian goalkeeper’s first-half saves. The 32-year-old’s performance against Girona was even more impressive as it was his first game back from the hamstring injury.
The Alisson’s return to Slot’s starting eleven He also saw something happen in Spain that had not been seen for 656 days.
The Liverpool reporter was also impressed with Andy Robertson at left-back for the Reds, with Doyle describing the Scotland star’s performance as a “solidly impressive display”.
The defender has struggled at Anfield for most of the 2024/25 campaign, but the 30-year-old has looked back to his best in recent weeks, which has been necessitated by the injury to Kostas Tsimikas.
Others played a key role in Liverpool’s win over Girona, but these two names stood out for the Liverpool Echo reporter.
