Virgil van Dijk has said Liverpool’s £65m goalkeeper Alisson has made an immediate impact with his distribution and vocal authority.
The Brazil No 1 enjoyed a comfortable Premier League debut on Sunday when rarely tested in the 4-0 defeat of West Ham. The speed and range of his passing was evident, however, and Van Dijk believes that will only improve Liverpool’s attacking threat this season, while he and his fellow defenders have already benefited from Alisson’s more commanding presence.
The centre-back said: “He is very good. We speak a lot. He’s very vocal and that helps. It helps me and everyone in the back-line. His presence is very good as well. He has a lot of qualities on the ball and that helps us playing. We’ve worked on it the whole pre-season and we’ll keep practising. There’s still a lot to do.”
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