Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson has revealed his joy at playing alongside “amazing” teammate Luis Diaz, a player he believes has “so much talent.”
The attacker has missed the majority of the campaign with a knee injury, which has limited Diaz to just 13 Premier League appearances this season.
Fortunately for the Reds, their star winger is now back on the pitch, much to the delight of the man between the sticks.
Alisson praises Liverpool teammate
Diaz has now featured in the last five Liverpool matches, all of which have been victories. The run represents a superb return to form for the Reds.
They now sit fifth in the Premier League table with four matches remaining, with Diaz set to continue his recovery in those games as Liverpool look to continue their strong run.
Playing a key role at the other end has been outstanding goalkeeper Alisson, who produced several top saves to help Liverpool keep a clean sheet in their 1-0 win over Fulham on Wednesday.
Jurgen Klopp handed Diaz 66 minutes from the start against the Cottagers, with his teammate Alisson revealing just how much joy the Colombian brings to the team.
“He is amazing,” Alisson told the official Liverpool website. “So much joy when you watch him play – and I have more joy than you because he is playing in front of me!
“It is so good to watch him play. Really skilled player, so much talent. He is helping us a lot, he is a proper threat to the opponent, the full-back has to think twice to overlap because they have Lucho behind them.
“This is something that helps our team as well, bringing quality on the ball. And he works really hard defensively as well for the team. I’m really happy for him.”
Liverpool star went through ‘really hard’ period
Liverpool have suffered a few unfortunate injuries to key players this season, with those issues undoubtedly playing a major part in the club’s struggles in all competitions.
Thiago, Roberto Firmino and Stefan Bajcetic are just three of a number of players currently sidelined. But the injury to Diaz was particularly felt by Reds fans and indeed all associated with the club, given how exciting he is to watch.
Despite his absences this season, the Liverpool and Colombia ace has five goals and three assists to his name, with those tallies set to increase massively next season.
His delight at getting back on the scoresheet in the recent match against Tottenham Hotspur was felt by every single Liverpool player and member of staff.
It was unquestionably a difficult period in the player’s fantastic career so far, with his teammate Alisson one of those really delighted to see him back on the pitch and doing well.
“Everything he went through this season was really hard; for him, for his family and for ourselves of course,” added Alisson. “So long away because of injury and wow, he came back and showed this amazing football for us.
“He is a really important player for us and hopefully he’ll keep fit and keep scoring goals and bringing joy to the people.”
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