One perfectly-timed picture from the opening spherical of South America’s 2026 World Cup qualifiers on Thursday night time is doing the rounds on social media and is about to depart Liverpool followers grinning from ear to ear.
The Reds kicked off their summer time switch exercise by signing Alexis Mac Allister from Brighton for an preliminary £35m in June and had a deal agreed for his former Seagulls teammate Moises Caicedo two months later (BBC Sport).
Nonetheless, the latter as a substitute selected to affix Chelsea in an eye-watering £115m transfer (The Athletic) in what felt like a hammer blow for the Merseysiders on the time, however his troublesome begin to life at Stamford Bridge has already raised questions over the payment paid for him.
The one-time clubmates had been in opposition to one another in a single day as, 9 months on from successful the 2022 World Cup, Argentina kicked off their bid to achieve the 2026 finals with a 1-0 win over Ecuador.
Through the sport, in a picture shared by ESPN UK on social media, Mac Allister left Caicedo grounded, with the Blues midfielder vainly trying to cease the Liverpool man by grabbing maintain of his shirt.
In fact it’s far too simplistic to make use of one {photograph} to guage the gamers’ respective performances, however Sofascore rankings of seven.4 for Mac Allister and 6.2 for the 21-year-old illustrate which of the 2 had extra of an affect on the sport.
Regardless of the Argentina taking part in for barely fewer minutes than the Ecuadorian, he accomplished way more passes (65 v 19), took way more touches (85 v 49) and received extra tackles (three v one) than the Chelsea man.
It’s no surprise Liverpool followers will really feel they acquired the much better deal from Brighton this summer time compared to the west Londoners.
You’ll be able to see the picture of Mac Allister and Caicedo under, by way of @ESPNUK on Twitter/X:
Moises Caicedo developing in opposition to Alexis Mac Allister throughout World Cup qualifiers 😳 pic.twitter.com/AT5QXzWbbC
— ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) September 8, 2023
