Jurgen Klopp hails 'incredibly smart' Alexis Mac Allister as 'better than ALL sixes' in the Premier League... as Reds midfielder stars in Liverpool's 4-0 thrashing of Bournemouth

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Jurgen Klopp hailed Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister as being ‘better than all sixes’ after the Argentinian starred in Sunday’s 4-0 win over Bournemouth.

Mac Allister joined the Reds in a £35m summer move from Brighton as Liverpool sought to overhaul their midfield following a difficult previous season.

He quickly settled in his new surroundings, often partnering Dominik Szoboszlai and Curtis Jones in midfield as Liverpool stormed to the top of the Premier League table.

Victory over Bournemouth moves the Reds five-points clear of second-place Arsenal and Klopp praised Mac Allister’s intelligence in helping Liverpool carve out chances against the Cherries.

Explaining the 25-year-old’s impact, Klopp said: ‘I was now part of the discussions let me say like this I know this boy and since summer we wanted to have him.

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

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‘He didn’t play the simple six at Brighton, but he’s incredibly smart player. incredibly smart. And as long as you can create a compact formation mark he is an outstanding six.

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

‘If the pitch is too big we’ll have space out to open then I don’t know a lot of sixes who are then great, but there might be a few who come off from the defensive side of it.

‘But again he played today was absolutely magnificent I would say second half as well. The first he was excited couple of times when he really was 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

‘But second half he’s just involved. He’s so calm on the ball and everything, he’s a really good player,’ the Liverpool boss added.

Second half braces from Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota wrapped up a convincing win for the Reds as they secured a third victory over their south coast opposition for the third time in all competitions this season.

Mac Allister didn’t assist any of the goals but was influential in linking up play in midfield and getting his side on the front-foot as Bournemouth attempted to play high up the pitch.

The Argentinian playmaker has scored one goal for Liverpool this season and assisted twice in all competitions.