By Mark Gleeson
HT Picture
Might 26 – Argentina’s Mac Allister brothers Alexis and Kevin pulled off an uncommon household feat on Sunday by lifting championship trophies on the identical afternoon in numerous international locations, although neither of them took half of their groups’ remaining sport of the season.
Alexis bought his arms on the Premier League trophy at Anfield after Liverpool secured the title final month, whereas his older brother Kevin endured a nervy afternoon in Belgium as his membership Union Saint-Gilloise ended a 90-year look ahead to the championship.
Whereas Kevin was suspended for his or her final fixture of the season at residence to Gent, the place a 3-1 win was sufficient to see them win a primary title since 1935, Alexis sat out Liverpool’s remaining match at residence to Crystal Palace to keep away from damage.
“I think he played throughout the last part of the season with the Argentinian mentality he has,” Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot stated.
“Never gives up, no matter what he feels, but it is not smart to play a player that has, not a big injury but something to take a risk with.”
The 26-year-old midfielder, who was within the Argentina facet that gained the World Cup in Qatar, moved to Liverpool from Brighton & Hove Albion two seasons in the past and began 30 video games of their title-winning marketing campaign.
Kevin, a 12 months older, performs additional up the pitch however reveals the identical resilient traits as his brother.
Het Nieuwsblad described the ahead on Monday as “a soldier who never gives up”.
“He played in recent weeks with a mask, a bandaged shoulder, and a taped knee, but refused to give up due to injury.”
Kevin stated it had been robust to not be on the sphere serving to his teammates.
“It was troublesome to look at the sport from the sidelines. I used to be calm, despite the fact that the primary half wasn’t our greatest,” he informed reporters.
A 3rd brother, 29-year-old Francis, at present performs in Argentina’s prime flight. All three brothers began at Argentinos Juniors, showing collectively for the primary time in 2017.
Their father Carlos gained three caps for Argentina and performed at Boca Juniors, the place he gained a league championship in 1992.