Jamie Carragher took aim at Alisson following Liverpool’s 3-2 defeat to West Ham and felt the goalkeeper was partly to blame for all three goals the team conceded.
Alisson’s evening got off to the worst possible start as he directed the ball into his own net from a Pablo Fornals corner in only the fourth minute at the London Stadium.
Trent Alexander-Arnold levelled with a stunning free-kick on the stroke of half-time, but Fornals and Kurt Zouma both netted in the space of seven minutes to restore the Hammers’ lead with 15 minutes remaining.
Divock Origi’s 83rd-minute strike proved to be a consolation for the visitors, with the result ending their unbeaten start to the season in the Premier League.
Carragher was full of praise for David Moyes’ Irons – who moved up to third with the victory – but criticised Liverpool’s lacklustre defending and highlighted Alisson’s less-than-convincing performance between the sticks in the capital.
Watching back a replay of Fornals’ 67th-minute effort, the ex-Liverpool centre-back told Sky Sports: ‘Oh yeah, he’s got to save it. He should have done better on all three goals, no doubt about that.
‘But that’s something Liverpool have done for a while and me being in that position, I can’t quite get my head around it. And you look at their defensive record and it’s absolutely fantastic.
‘But I just think that when you’re in those positions I don’t know what you gain from holding the line.
‘Yes, [Joel] Matip’s gone towards the ball but even Virgil van Dijk sort of holds the line. The only two things that can happen there: you either catch them offside or they run through at goal and for me that’s not a fair fight.
‘In some ways I’m thinking, “You know what, I’d rather run back”. What do we gain out of an offside? Nothing, we’ve just got the ball 60 yards from the goal or they’re running…
Source : metro
