Alexis Mac Allister has embraced the new role of a holding midfielder at Liverpool. Originally an attacking midfielder, he's been primarily used as a no. 6 in his latest games with the Reds.
It's clear that it's not his natural position. On Sunday, the Argentine gave away the ball in the Reds third and it led to Brighton opening the scoring in a 2-2 draw at the Amex.
"I think the first goal I should have done better, I should have been aware about where the players were. But it's football – we make mistakes," Macca told Liverpool's official website.
"The important thing is how you react and I think the team reacted very well, and that will be important for the future."
"I like it, I like it," he added when asked about playing at no. 6. "I've said it many times, for me it's easy to say, 'No, it's not my position and I do the best I can.' But it's not like that.
"Jürgen is playing me there, he is giving me his support and I try to do the best I can. I think I improved a lot in the last couple of years defensively and I think it's a job that I can do very well.
"I feel good and I feel that my teammates and the coaching staff are supporting me. That's important."
