Jurgen Klopp saluted Alisson Becker’s astonishing winner after the goalkeeper’s header at already relegated West Brom salvaged Liverpool’s Champions League goals.
The Brazil worldwide glanced in Trent Alexander-Arnold’s stoppage-time nook to clinch a dramatic 2-1 victory.
He turned simply the sixth goalkeeper to attain within the Premier League after Peter Schmeichel, Brad Friedel, Paul Robinson, Tim Howard and Asmir Begovic.
Liverpool’s fixed second-half stress regarded like counting for nothing after Mohamed Salah cancelled out Hal Robson-Kanu’s opener earlier than the break.
However Alisson turned the primary Liverpool keeper to attain for the membership and moved the fifth-placed Reds to inside some extent of Chelsea in fourth with two video games left.
Klopp mentioned: “If Olivier Giroud is scoring that everybody says it’s a world-class aim, with Alisson doing it we’ve to say the identical.
“We created possibilities and it wanted to come back within the final second. What a aim, what a worldie and unbelievable aim, the approach was insane.
“It couldn’t have been a greater second, it’s simply excellent for in the present day. If he’s by no means doing it once more I’m superb, it’s an ideal second.
“We didn’t have a whole lot of moments on this season so we shouldn’t take it as a right. My a part of the aim is I didn’t shout to remain again.
“He went there and what a aim, it’s unbelievable we’ve already seen it 10 instances again within the dressing room.
“He’s a beautiful individual, humorous, sensible, considerate and intense in moments. He’s only a nice man. It couldn’t have been for a greater individual after what he went by way of (dropping his father).”
Albion took the lead after quarter-hour when Robson-Kanu wriggled onto Matheus Pereira’s cross to attain his first top-flight aim since November 2017.
Salah levelled 18 minutes later as Albion have been caught out by a fast free-kick after referee Mike Dean ordered a restart when he obstructed Fabinho.
Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino mixed on the sting of the world and Salah curled into the underside nook.
Firmino hit the submit two minutes later and Mane had a aim disallowed for offside quickly after the break.
Liverpool’s stress was relentless however they escaped with 20 minutes left when Kyle Bartley had a aim dominated out with Matt Phillips adjudged to be offside and interfering with play.
Alisson then thwarted Robson-Kanu earlier than the guests launched their late assault and Thiago and Alexander-Arnold fired off track.
But, simply because it regarded just like the Reds’ top-four hopes have been just about over, Alisson got here as much as look in Alexander-Arnold’s nook from six yards.