New summer signing Alexis Mac Allister wants to win laurels with Liverpool during his time at the club as he tries to emulate his countryman Javier Mascherano.
Mac Allister is gradually finding his feet at his new club and has shone so far for Jurgen Klopp’s side in pre-season. He has featured in all four of Liverpool’s friendly matches, recording one assist in the process.
The 24-year-old, who is the seventh player from Argentina to represent Liverpool is expected to play a key role for the Merseysiders as they set sights on securing Champions League football again and win titles as well.
“Mascherano for us is a big player,” Mac Allister told Liverpoolfc.com during the tour of Singapore. “He was very important to the national team, big character, so of course I watched him.”
“We are not similar players, to be fair, but I know how Liverpool fans like that kind of game,” he states. “It’s about a mix of everything.
“I try to be good on the ball but once we don’t have the ball I try to do my best to recover it. Hopefully, defensively, I can do a little bit like Mascherano.
“Maxi Rodriguez is another player that is Argentinian and was important for Liverpool.”
He added: “It’s just a position. When you play football and you understand football, you can play wherever you want and that’s my idea. “I try to understand football a little bit more every day. I feel it’s a position that I fit really well.”
“I watch football a lot and I know how this team plays. Everything is there.
“I think it’s a really good idea where the players can enjoy and play football. That’s what we will try to do.
“Maybe it’s not the kind of football that I was used to. It’s quite different tactical-wise and these kind of things. But, of course, if I came here, it’s because I spoke with Jürgen and I think the idea can fit me really well and I can fit into the idea.
“Off the pitch, everything was fantastic. And on the pitch, of course I need to keep learning and improving a couple of things that are maybe new for me. But I feel really good. The games that I’ve played, I felt good.”
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