liverpool Star Alexis McAllister says the Premier League side were expecting a successful campaign this season.
Arne Slott arrived at Anfield in June 2024 and guided Liverpool to Premier League success in his first season.
At the end of that season, the Reds succeeded in extending the contracts of Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah. Last summer, the Merseyside club invested more than €450m in new signings to reshape their squad.
This makes Liverpool one of the favorites to win the title this season, but they are far from done.
The Reds have failed to win even 50% of their league matches [15 wins from 32 matches] And are now in the fight to qualify for the Champions League.
The slotted team was knocked out of the FA Cup by Manchester City earlier this month. Their Champions League journey ended with a 4-0 aggregate defeat to Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday.
After the first phase, L’Equipe was critical Slot strategy.
Liverpool came up against a better team
After Tuesday’s defeat, Alexis McAllister gave an interview to Portuguese broadcaster Sport TV game Has released his comments.
The Argentina international says Liverpool fell behind despite efforts to recover from the 2-0 first leg defeat against PSG.
“In the return leg it was a different game, we were more aggressive, we tried to press, we had chances, but we played against the best team in the world. The result is the same, and we have to congratulate the opponent.” He said.
Arne Slot’s side are now fifth in the table, four points ahead of sixth-placed Chelsea and 18 points behind leaders Arsenal.
The 27-year-old midfielder honestly admitted that Liverpool has failed to live up to expectations this season.
“It’s clear that it was a difficult and challenging season. If you had asked me at the beginning of the season what I expected, I would have said that this team was going to fight and win competitions, but unfortunately, that did not happen.” McAllister explained.
“We have to keep working, because this year doesn’t do the club justice. Of course, we miss Diogo Jota, and it was a complicated period, but we can’t use that as an excuse. I don’t think that’s why this year was so complicated for us.”
What next for Mac Allister and Liverpool?
Liverpool have six league matches left this season. The Merseyside club and Alexis McAllister will be hoping to end this season on a bright note. This will only be possible if the Reds qualify for the Champions League.
The South Americans will then have to focus on the World Cup with Argentina in June.
He has scored five goals and provided five assists in 49 appearances for the Premier League side this season.
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