Alisson one of Anfield's best...but Giorgi can challenge for gloves

N a summer of huge transition at Liverpool, no department encapsulated it more than the goalkeeping one.

- By PAUL GORST

"I'm an Alisson fanboy, so he's got to be up there," former Liverpool goal keeper David James says.

"The difficulty is comparison. Ray Clemence won everything [but] the rules were very, very different back then. There was a lot going in his favour, but they were playing more games as well.

"I think it was 16 goals conceded in one season. It was ridiculous. Ray Clemence, he deserves a place at the top.

"But then you've got Bruce Grobbelaar, who brought a completely different style of goalkeeping to English football. Again, very successful in winning everything.

"And then Alisson, he's up there winning the Champions League and winning the Premier League twice. In a more modern context, having to do different things.

"With Alisson, he's just got everything. His timing has been well documented in one-on-one situations, he excels more so than any other goalkeeper.