Newly acquired Liverpool midfielder Wataru Endo has named Alisson as the best player in the squad in a recent interview.

He said that he feels the squad is of a very high quality – but nevertheless, he feels the Brazilian shot-stopper is the best of the bunch. He named his physical strength, his ability to read the game and his ‘ability to stop shots’ as his greatest attributes.

What did Wataru Endo say regarding Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson?

Speaking on Liverpool’s official club website, Endo said: “All the players have very high skills here and among them I think the goalkeeper Alisson is great. I have played with a lot of ‘keepers but his ability to stop shots is excellent.

“Of course, the forward players have very high skills and the other players are very skilful as well, but Alisson’s ability to stop shots is brilliant. He saves the team from dangerous situations and he is very powerful.”

“I am always conscious about whether I can be in the best position both defensively and offensively. When we are attacking, I see if I can be between the opponents’ forwards and midfielders, or I think how they are trying to put pressure on us.

“Every team has a system. I try to see which player tries to put pressure on me and change my position based on what I see – and change where to move the ball to.

“It is the same for defence. I see how the opponents move a ball in their system and think how I defend when a particular player makes a move. I always think about these things while playing.”

Is Alisson the best goalkeeper in the world?

There are few goalkeepers in the world at this current moment who can boast a complete skill set akin to Alisson’s. He can do it all – he’s a brilliant shot-stopper, commands his area with authority and times his runs to intercept through balls perfectly.

He is prone to the occasional moment of madness, which has cost Liverpool goals in the past – but no goalkeeper is perfect. Alisson is no exception to this rule – but his weaknesses are dwarfed by his many strengths.