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Charlotte Coates

Alisson Becker wanted to 'create chaos' for Liverpool but ended up scoring the winner

Alisson Becker just wanted to 'create chaos' in the West Brom penalty area - but the goalkeeper powered home a header to hand Liverpool a 2-1 win.

Liverpool were in desperate need of all three points when they visited the Hawthorns in May 2020 and it looked as though the points would be shared until the Brazilian stepped up in the last minute.

Alisson's winning header helped Liverpool secure Champions League qualification in what was a season full of devastating injuries for the Reds.

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The goalkeeper, who is set to star for Brazil at the World Cup in Qatar, spoke about the feeling scoring the winner gave him.

"I just wanted to make a mess and create chaos! But I saw the space and I saw the ball," said Alisson to Liverpoolfc.com. "Oh My God. What a feeling!"

Joe Gomez, who has never scored for Liverpool, joked with the goalkeeper: "You've scored more goals than me man!"

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