Mac Allister addresses Liverpool contract woe after stunner

BREAKING: Alexis Mac Allister answers his Liverpool contract row with a stunning winner as the Reds come from behind to beat Atlético Madrid 2-1 in the Champions League.

Alexis Mac Allister spent the day before sounding genuinely sad about his Liverpool contract. Twenty four hours later he ripped a winner past Jan Oblak.

Atlético came to Anfield and led through Marcos Llorente inside seventeen minutes, and you can see how physical this one got. Liverpool clawed level, then five minutes after halftime Mac Allister let fly from outside the box, ferocious, into the corner, Oblak nowhere near it. Two one, and he sprinted to the home fans like a man who'd just settled an argument.

The backstory, he'd told reporters he was disappointed the club hadn't offered him a new deal. After the game he said being honest freed him up, and that he'll give everything until his last day, whether that's two years or sooner. His contract runs to 2028, so Liverpool aren't sweating. Yet.

The pundits were busy purring over Florian Wirtz too, with Steve Nicol calling it his best Liverpool performance so far. But the night belonged to the man with the grievance. Nothing renegotiates a contract quite like a thunderbolt at Anfield.

This is Dave King, reporting for HIT.