With their win over Bournemouth, Liverpool is now five points ahead of Arsenal in second place. Klopp lauded Mac Allister’s strategic thinking in helping Liverpool create opportunities against the Cherries.

“I was now part of the discussions let me say like this I know this boy and since summer we wanted to have him,” Klopp added, elaborating on the 25-year-old’s significance.

Jurgen Klopp heaped praise on Alexis Mac Allister after Sunday’s 4-0 win over Bournemouth

Mac Allister starred as a driving force for Liverpool as the Reds secured a five-point gap at the top of the table

“He’s an extremely intelligent player, but he didn’t play the simple six at Brighton.” Very intelligent. He’s also a fantastic six if you can get him into a compact formation mark.

“You can all tell me what you want, but against the ball, he’s just really strong, and he is an outstanding six on the ball—better than all sixes, as you can imagine.”

There might be a few sixes that come from the defensive end, but I don’t know many that are excellent because the pitch is too big and we have to space out to open.

However, he performed flawlessly tonight, even in the second half, I would believe. He was ecstatic a few times in the beginning when he was truly going for it.

Mac Allister has scored just one goal since joining Liverpool from Brighton in the summer

The World Cup winner has been crucial in Liverpool’s midfield overhaul this season