They headed in the direction of the touchline arm in arm. No wonder Jurgen Klopp saved the warmest embrace for his goalkeeper after Liverpool unconvincingly booked themselves a showdown with Flamengo in Saturday’s Club World Cup final.



On a difficult night for the depleted European champions in Qatar’s Khalifa International Stadium, Klopp’s £65 million goalkeeper stood tall.



“All you need is Alisson Becker,” beamed Klopp, who regularly sings that song about his goalkeeper to the tune of Queen’s ‘Radio Ga Ga’. “He was there in the decisive moments.”



Roberto Firmino, on as a substitute, rescued Liverpool with a classy close-range finish from Trent Alexander-Arnold’s low cross in stoppage time to finally see off Monterrey.



However, it was Alisson’s agility, reflexes and commanding presence behind a makeshift back line that helped avert what would have been an embarrassing...