Alisson underlines true origin of Liverpool’s title challenge – and their decision for the future

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Alisson Becker remains the king of Selhurst Park, but if he and Virgil van Dijk showed what Liverpool’s title bid will be built on this season, a win at Crystal Palace was perhaps also another indication of why the Reds spent part of this summer looking at the future. One big save from Eberechi Eze later and he finished the job Alisson had started, a clean sheet preserved and three points keeping Liverpool top of the Premier League table – and Palace winless. open image in gallery Alisson saved from Sarr before half-time Despite Palace’s poor first 45 minutes, Ismaila Sarr ended it with a driven, angled shot that produced a big save from Alisson; then Eddie Nketiah tested him again past the hour mark and Eze did rather more than that with a fierce hit from the edge of the box. Caoimhin did very well when Alisson was injured last time and now it’s decent to see our third goalkeeper can also have an impact on our results.” This throws thoughts forward, not just to the international break but to next year and beyond, with the Reds having signed Giorgi Mamardashvili.