The Reds overcame a tricky opponent at Anfield on Saturday afternoon thanks to Sadio Mane’s 100th goal for the club and fabulous finishes from Mohamed Salah and Naby Keita in the second half.
At the other end, Alisson offered a massive contribution to the victory with fine saves throughout and, when speaking to Liverpoolfc.com post-match, detailed his great satisfaction at an all-round team performance.
Read on for the interview with the No.1...
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Ali, it was scrappy at times but it was a much-deserved three points at the end...
Yeah, it was. I think the scoresheet is amazing as well. But it was a really tough game, really good performance from us, consistency on the pitch, defending well. The chances the opponent had in the game weren't clear always – always we had a player there to go for the challenge and everything is easier for me and for the other players to defend. So, well done from the boys.
You were involved in quite a few of the big moments in the game, including one very early on when you made a save...
I think I could do better in coming out, maybe to catch it high but I miss a little bit the time and then Zaha did well, just touched the ball behind me and I was lucky that I could turn back and make the save. It's really important to start the game focused because if you concede, the history of the game can change completely. We know how hard it is to create space against Crystal Palace, they're a team who works hard and they are doing well this season as well. That's important for the team.
One of the hallmarks of this team has been the persistence. You get goals at important times and then you have to defend big moments in the game...
Yeah, sometimes everything works well. Sometimes you struggle a little bit more. Today everything happened in the right time because we worked for that. We searched to score, we searched to finish the game and we were working hard defensively to keep the clean sheet – it's something that is our target, everybody knows that.
We had Virgil van Dijk make his 100th Premier League appearance for Liverpool and Ibrahima Konate at the very start of his Liverpool career...
Both are amazing players. Virgil is already an experienced player. Ibou, just starting, a young boy with a lot of energy and a big man as well, works hard every day – you can see it in the training. So, he was ready for the first game and I am happy for him because [he is] someone who can really help us during this season.
It's been a great start to the season – top of the league after five games...
Really good. I think we can't stop now but we are doing a really good start to the season. This is really important. The most difficult moment in the season for us is the winter, so there is a long way until the end of the Premier League. We need to keep working hard and having the same mentality and just keep on going.
Just finally, a word about the crowd. It was a great rendition of You'll Never Walk Alone before the game. How does it feel as a goalkeeper to have them behind you again?
It's amazing. You never get tired of it. Everybody knows about my faith, I always talk about that and when I listen [to] the crowd singing You'll Never Walk Alone, they really mean it. For me, this is a message from God saying that really you never walk alone. So, this is not only something of the club but is part of my life and I believe part of the life of my teammates.