Alisson shares the ‘clear message’ Arne Slot has given Liverpool about where they must improve

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Alisson helped Arne Slot get his Liverpool tenure off to a successful start as they defeated Ipswich Town 2-0.

The Liverpool defence impressed at Portman Road, with Andy Robertson now ‘pain-free’ after his recent injury struggles.

He lined up at left-back, with Virgil van Dijk named in the PFA Team of the Year shortly after impressing at centre-back.

Trent Alexander-Arnold started at right-back, with Jarell Quansah taking off at half-time for Ibrahima Konate after starting beside Van Dijk.

Slot has wasted no time in making brutal decisions at Liverpool, withdrawing the young centre-back after his lack of duels won at Ipswich.

Alisson shares where Arne Slot wants his Liverpool players to improve

But a first clean sheet of the season was secured, with Alisson playing a key role in between the sticks at Portman Road.

The Brazilian has now revealed that Slot has emphasised a strong defence this season, with Alisson telling the Liverpool website: “This is a clear message from the manager. He wants us to get more clean sheets.

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“He understands the importance of getting clean sheets, of having a team that can defend really well, being solid, being compact, being consistent. This is going to carry us through the season and will win us games as well.

“We know the offensive quality that we have. So if we can defend the same way as we attack, if we can be that good, it will be really good for us this season to achieve our goals.”

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Slot has not been in the job long, but he has impressed the Anfield faithful with his side’s displays in pre-season and against Ipswich.

It will, however, only get harder, with the Premier League and Champions League fixtures set to come thick and fast.

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Fortunately, however, they can rely on Alisson at the back, with the Brazilian one of the world’s leading goalkeepers.

But league clean sheets didn’t exactly come freely under Jurgen Klopp last season, with Alisson’s eight putting him behind five other goalkeepers.

Worryingly, the likes of Everton’s Jordan Pickford (13) and Manchester United’s Andre Onana (nine) were ahead of Alisson.

Importantly, however, the Reds as a whole were resolute at the back, with only Arsenal (29) and Manchester City (34) conceding fewer goals than Liverpool (41).