Alisson Becker made 92nd minute save after Mohamed Salah has fired Liverpool in to the lead.
Liverpool needed a world-class save from the £56 million Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson Becker in the 92nd minute to progress into the knockout stages of the Champions League 2018-19.
Mohamed Salah continued his prolific form to fire Liverpool into the last 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday but coach Jurgen Klopp was just as thankful for his "lifesaver" of a goalkeeper after the 1-0 win over Napoli.
Klopp, along with a nervous Anfield crowd, watched Liverpool hang on at the death, with relief palpable all around as Brazilian Alisson rushed from his line to deny Arkadiusz Milik in almost the last act of the match.
“If I knew Alisson was this good, I would have paid double,” said Klopp.
"The save Ali made -- I have no words for that," Klopp said. "That was a lifesaver tonight. It wasn't just one save -- he had a lot of things to do and did it so coolly and calmly. Still he did it, incredible, unbelievable, never saw anything like it."
Klopp's praise for match-winner Salah was altogether more concise.
"The goal Mo scored, what a goal, unbelievable," Klopp said.
After all that Salah has achieved in such a short space of time at Liverpool, even someone as articulate as Klopp might be forgiven for running out of words with which to praise the Egyptian.
The slender victory was enough for Liverpool to progress at the expense of Napoli, who started the day top of Group C but crashed out on goals scored after the clubs finished tied on nine points with the same head-to-head record.
Having qualified for the knockout stage of the Champions League in such tense circumstances, however, it was too early for Klopp to start thinking about the teams that stand between the five-times European champions and another title.
"Until 7.55 tonight I wasn't sure we would even be in the draw," Klopp said.
"I don't care who we draw."
(With Reuters Inputs)
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