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Alexis Mac Allister as issued a defiant message as the dust settles on what can only be described as a calamitous week for Liverpool Football Club.

The international break arrives as a much-needed reprieve for Arne Slot’s battle-weary squad.

Back-to-back defeats to Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle United have delivered a significant blow to Liverpool’s season ambitions, with players and staff now scattered across the globe for national team duties that might provide the mental reset desperately needed at Anfield.

While international breaks are often viewed as unwelcome interruptions to club momentum, for Liverpool, this one couldn’t have come at a better time?

The two-week pause in club football provides an opportunity for physical recovery, mental reset, and tactical reassessment.

When club football resumes, Liverpool face a crucial six-week period that will define whether they can go on to win the Premier League title.

Their first match back is none other than a Merseyside derby at Anfield – and will be viewed as a litmus test of how well they’ve recovered from their cup disappointments.

When they reconvene at the AXA Training Centre in a fortnight, the challenge for Slot will be to harness the pain of these defeats and channel it into a reinvigorated title charge.

But for Mac Allister, the season is far from over despite the disappointment.

Taking to Instagram, the Argentina international reminded everyone that the past two results should not undermine what they have done in the Premier League this season:

“Painful week for us but it doesn’t change the great things we’ve done this season, especially in the Premier League.”

‘Time to stick together and go for it after international break.”

Mac Allister is on duty with Argentina and faces tough World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Brazil respectively.

With Lionel Messi out of the squad through a small injury, Liverpool’s No.10 will likely not get much rest this March.

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