Liverpool told they have a ‘high energy’ dynamo who gives them ‘a chance’ of being in a title race
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One player could give Liverpool ‘a chance’ of being involved in the Premier League title race this season if he stays ‘fit and available’.That’s according to Troy Deeney, who made such claims about Alexis Mac Allister after another standout performance from the midfielder in the Reds’ 3-1 victory over Crystal Palace on Sunday.The Argentine opened the scoring with a close-range header shortly before half-time, taking his goal tally for the season to five and matching his haul from the entirety of 2025/26.Deeney heaps praise on Mac AllisterDespite the 27-year-old’s consistently top-class displays, he’s yet to be offered a new contract by Liverpool, a situation which has baffled Deeney.The former Watford striker selected Mac Allister in his Premier League team of the week for BBC Sport, outlining: ‘How this guy has not got a new deal I don’t know. He keeps coming up big, high energy, and he is vitally important to the way Liverpool play. ‘When he is fit and available and firing on all cylinders, it feels like they have a chance in this title race.’ (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)Want more Empire of the Kop coverage?
Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list for news you can trustCan Mac Allister inspire Liverpool into title contention?The World Cup winner was one of the Reds’ biggest disappointments in a chastening 2025/26 season for the club, but he’s been among the standout performers for his team since Andoni Iraola took the reins from Arne Slot over the summer.Not only is Mac Allister chipping in with a steady supply of goals, he also showed his commitment to the cause and to his teammates by confronting Jefferson Lerma in the closing stages when the Palace player got involved in a spat with young Trey Nyoni.With a gap of nine points to make up on leaders Arsenal, it’ll take a remarkable level of consistency from Liverpool to haul themselves into genuine title contention going into the latter weeks of the campaign.Could our number 10 potentially elevate us into the title picture if he maintains this standard of performance? In truth it’ll require the rest of his teammates to follow suit, rather than being overly depending on just one or two individuals.For now, though, Mac Allister just needs to keep up what he’s been doing since August and mind the disciplinary tightrope – he’s one yellow card away from a suspension in the Premier League, and two in the Champions League.On current form, Liverpool can’t afford to be without the Argentine for long.