Alexis Mac Allister has urged his Liverpool teammates to reply from Thursday night time’s 3-0 defeat to Atalanta once they host Crystal Palace on Sunday.
The Reds suffered a shock thrashing by the hands of the Serie A outfit to go away their Europa League hopes dangling within the steadiness forward of subsequent week’s return leg.
Their consideration this Sunday, nonetheless, turns to the go to of Palace, a crew Mac Allister is aware of a lot about after his time on the south coast with Brighton.
Revealing the temper after Thursday night time’s disappointment, the World Cup winner advised Liverpool’s web site: “There was not a lot to say – I believe all of us really feel the identical.
“It did not really feel good in the course of the recreation and it did not really feel good afterwards. It is so simple as that. We could not do what we wished, what we all know. It is credit score to them [Atalanta] as effectively, they did an excellent recreation.
“However now we now have to react, we now have an necessary recreation on Sunday in opposition to Crystal Palace. We are going to go there and attempt to win the sport.”
Requested concerning the want for an enormous response, Mac Allister added: “Sure, in fact. That is what we wish. What I do not need is us to overreact or overthink about this recreation, it is one thing that occurred simply as soon as and we now have to maintain going.
“We’re the identical gamers, the identical crew, the identical membership, with the identical followers.”
Liverpool trailed Palace within the reverse fixture at Selhurst Park in December, however Mohamed Salah equalised a minute after Jordan Ayew was despatched off for a second yellow card earlier than Harvey Elliott struck the winner in second-half stoppage time.
Mac Allister added: “Everyone knows how good they’re. I performed for Brighton, and Crystal Palace in opposition to Brighton is certainly an enormous recreation. So I understand how robust they’re.
“They’ve a brand new and good supervisor and they’re doing effectively, so it will undoubtedly be a problem for us. However I believe if we’re in a very good day, we are able to win the sport.”
