Arsenal attacker Gabriel Martinelli has admitted he finds coming up against Alisson Becker a significant challenge.
The Liverpool goalkeeper has been in outstanding form this season despite the inconsistencies of other members of Jurgen Klopp's squad, which was clear to see once more on Saturday afternoon after the Brazilian made three impressive saves to keep the Saints at bay.
Ever since arriving at Anfield in the summer of 2018, the 30-year-old has demonstrated his class between the sticks and helped solve one of Klopp's major positional problems having experienced issues with both Simon Mignolet and Loris Karius.
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Alisson is now widely regarded as one of the best keepers in Europe, if not the number one, and will be the starting shot-stopper for his country at the upcoming World Cup.
Also selected in Brazil's squad for the tournament is Martinelli of Arsenal, who has helped guide the Gunners to top spot in the Premier League.
Martinelli managed to score against Liverpool's No.1 in a 3-2 victory for the Gunners in October but will be thankful to be on his side in Qatar. Explaining what it is like to go head-to-head against Alisson, the Arsenal star told Sky Sports : "He's so good. When I went to the national team last time, when we played against when we played against Japan and South Korea, I remember when we were in training and I came one-v-one with him and it's so difficult, he's so big."
Echoing this view, fellow Arsenal forward Gabriel Jesus added: "I have played against Alisson in Brazil and he is so difficult. Two times I went against him one-v-one and he defended my shots.
"They were good shots and he defended them because Alisson is so big. Brazil have really good keepers, even with Everton [Soares] in Brazil, he is so good. We are lucky to have them."
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