The Liverpool star Alexis Mac Allister has given up his opinion about the best midfielder of the Premier League, but it differs from playing it the most difficult to play against that.
During an interview for Saturday social To Sky SportMac Allister was asked to evaluate Arsenals Declan Rice, Chelsea’s Moises Caicedo and Manchester City from Rodri and to describe them together as “really good players” as a simple starting point.
“The main thing that I will say here is physically, the most difficult part of these players, I would set Caicedo first,” said Mac Allister.
“He is very complete, on and from the ball he is really, very good,” added the winner of the 2022 World Cup and put Rice second place on his list and Rodri in third place.
“It does not mean that I do not rate Rodri, it is the opposite, I think he deserves the balloon d’Or. He is a fantastic player, but he is not the most difficult opponent because he is never on the ball. He always plays one or two touches, so you can’t even come near him if you ask me.”
Caicedo and Mac Allister are former teammates from Brighton & Hove Albion, both products from the club’s excellent South American scouting network. They were almost reunited in Liverpool after Mac Allister switched to Angeld in early 2023. Caicedo, then the topic of an assumed £ 111 -Mio. -Bots from the Reds to Chelsea the offer was.
“I have a dressing room with Moi, fantastic player, physically good,” said Mac Allister. “I was really surprised when he was borrowed to Belgium [Beerschot in 2021/22].
“I was really surprised because I watched him in training and I felt as if he were ready to play, but at that time they thought it was a good idea to send him borrowing, he wanted to play that too. But I always thought he would be amazing.”