AN EMOTIONAL ALISSON Becker fought back tears after the goalkeeper’s stoppage-time header clinched Liverpool’s dramatic 2-1 win at West Brom.
The Brazil international glanced Trent Alexander-Arnold’s corner past Sam Johnstone at the death to score a shock goal that moved the Reds to within a point of fourth-placed Chelsea with two Premier League games left.
Alisson dedicated his goal to his father, Jose Agostinho Becker, who drowned near his home in Brazil in February.
“I’m too emotional,” Alisson told Sky Sports. “This last month for everything that happened with me, with my family, but football is my life, the places, everything I remember as a human being.
“With my father, I hope he was here to see it, but I’m sure he was seeing, with God at his side, celebrating.”
"I hope he was there to see it with God on his side celebrating" 👏
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) May 16, 2021
"I don't know how to celebrate!" 😂
A fantastic interview with Alisson, who dedicates his sensational last-minute goal to his father who passed away earlier this year 🙌 pic.twitter.com/4w2HsbaO16
Alisson, unable to return to Brazil following his father’s death due to the coronavirus pandemic, also said his goal was for his family and team-mates.
“What a fight,” Alisson said. “Sometimes we are fighting and fighting and things are just not happening like this afternoon here and just scoring this goal, I’m really happy to help them because we fight a lot together.
“We have a goal to achieve the Champions League because we won it once and everything started with the qualification, so I can’t be more happy than I am now.”
He joked it was the best goal he had scored, adding: “It was the perfect time. The cross was brilliant again. I just tried to put my head on the ball and I think it was one of the best goals I’ve scored!
“I’m really happy. I don’t have too many words, I just have to say thank you to the players because they fight a lot. We fight a lot.”
Really enjoyed that interview..very genuine rather than the usual sterile mundane drab players do
There was something in my eye. I swear I didn’t get emotional watching that interview
As soon as he scored it I knew he’d be thinking about his father. RIP. Ali you beautiful man.
Tears in my eyes! First ever goalkeeper to score for Liverpool in their long and illustrious history! What a time to score it!
Fair play to him. As many have said before, had it rough the last while. Secretly it’s what most keepers dream of (other than keeping the ball out of their own net)… coming up and tapping one in like Lehmann for Schalke, or Schmeichel at Man United. The stuff of legend!
@Ultan Corcoran: fair play
Not a Liverpool supporter but its hard not to like Alisson. Aside from being a top class keeper he’s always come across as a decent man. Took the goal well too, fair play to him.
@Ger: fair play