Jurgen Klopp claims Alisson “close to crying” with “pretty rare” clean sheet – Liverpool FC

Alisson saved up his push for the Premier League‘s Golden Glove with a shutout in Liverpool’s 1-0 win over Fulham that left him “near crying.”

Given the Reds’ struggles this season, it might shock some that Alisson is at the moment third within the working for the Golden Glove.

The Brazilian is behind solely David de Gea (15) and Nick Pope (13), along with his 12 clear sheets equal to Arsenal‘s Aaron Ramsdale and greater than fifth-placed Emi Martinez (11).

There have been large saves as Liverpool held on for a fifth consecutive win, with Alisson twice denying countryman Carlos Vinicius, and he was overjoyed along with his first shutout in six video games.

Chatting with Premier League Productions after the win, Klopp half-joked that his No. 1 was “near crying,” such was the importance of his clear sheet.

“Alisson was near crying with a clear sheet. It’s fairly uncommon for us this season!” he mentioned.

“It’s very good, particularly for him.”

In his post-match press convention, the supervisor was requested if he felt Wednesday’s efficiency summed Alisson up as essentially the most constant participant of the season.

“Completely, completely,” he replied.

“I’ve mentioned it a few occasions: he was actually touched that we obtained a clear sheet tonight, it’s that way back.

“He saved a clear sheet for us, particularly in that scenario [with Carlos Vinicius].

“He’s for positive essentially the most constant participant we have now this season. That’s really not unhealthy information, it’s excellent news.

“If we’re not in nice form and the extent of the goalie drops as nicely then we might have been utterly misplaced.”

Klopp’s closing level was mirrored in a statistic by way of Squawka, with Alisson now having made extra saves this season than in any earlier Premier League marketing campaign.

He has been required 100 occasions on this season’s high flight, which has largely come attributable to Liverpool conceding extra possibilities than they sometimes would.

Liverpool have their goalkeeper to thank for nonetheless being in with a shout for a top-four end this season, and it’s maybe no shock, then, that Alisson‘s emotion shone by means of after a 1-0.