Around half of all Premier League clubs will attend European competitions next season, either in the UEFA Champions League or the UEFA Europa League.
Manchester City won the Premier League title last season and of course secured tickets to next season's UEFA Champions League among Premier League clubs.
Arsenal finished second and will return to the UEFA Champions League for the first time in six years next season. Newcastle United have also qualified for the UEFA Champions League after more than a decade of absence from the European competition.
Dutch coach Erik Ten Hag was able to bring Manchester United back into the UEFA Champions League after the Reds missed the tournament last season. As for the UEFA Europa League, Aston Villa, Liverpool and Brighton and Hove Albion qualified for the tournament thanks to their position in the Premier League standings at the end of last season while West Ham United won automatic entry to UEFA. Europa League after winning the UEFA Europa Conference Tournament earlier this week.
1. Manchester City - UEFA Champions League
2. Arsenal - UEFA Champions League
3. Newcastle United - UEFA Champions League
4. Manchester United - UEFA Champions League
5. Liverpool - UEFA Europa League
6. Aston Villa - UEFA Europa League
7. Brighton and Hove Albion - UEFA Europa League
8. West Ham United - UEFA Europa League
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Jürgen Klopp has called Alexis Mac Allister 'flexible' and that could be the key to Liverpool's overall transfer plan which is always open to change.
It didn't take long for Jürgen Klopp to highlight the best qualities of Alexis Mac Allister. The 24-year-old midfielder was officially announced as Liverpool's first signing of the summer transfer window on Thursday afternoon, and shortly after his new boss's comments were made.
"I don't think the football world needs me to talk too much about Alexis' qualities as they are already quite famous, but he is clearly someone who can play in many positions in midfield and is a complete player. face." Klopp told ganpoolfc.com. "He's calm and composed and someone with good game intelligence."
Indeed, Mac Allister has shone in a number of different roles in his career to date, initially appearing at number 6 alongside Moisés Caicedo this season, before being deployed further in 10th place due to Adam Lallana's injury. The World Cup champion can do it all, Roberto De Zerbi realized just a few months ago.
"I don't know if he's better at playing midfield or more than 20 metres," said Brighton and Hove Albion manager after this winter's FIFA World Cup. "I spoke to his father the other day and he told me he preferred the Argentinian position, but in that position we have Adam Lallana, a teacher.
Mac Allister's outstanding versatility is a huge advantage for Liverpool, especially at a time when Klopp's plans for the team are not in place. The German coach initially wanted Jude Bellingham, and he has also been linked with Mason Mount, Ryan Gravenberch, Matheus Nunes, Manu Koné and Képhren Thuram.
Given that these players possess different qualities, it remains to be seen how Liverpool will turn out next season and how Klopp will organize his squad. 4-3-3 has always been his preferred formation at Merseyside, but over the past 12 months he has also used 4-4-2 and more recently 3-2-5.
Some players depend on the system around them to thrive on the pitch, but Mac Allister has described himself as the type of player who can contribute no matter where he is placed in midfield.
In many ways, the South American player is comparable to Gini Wijnaldum. Speaking to Dutch newspaper AD, Klopp's assistant Pep Lijnders once called the Dutchman "a player suited to different roles", making him an ideal player for Liverpool to sign. contract in 2016.
Lijnders compared Liverpool to 'chameleons' in an interview with ganpoolfc.com in 2019. "It's about a winning attitude, an adaptive attitude. Our identity has that transformation. It's like a chameleon, it changes color but still knows it's a chameleon," he said. declare.
"You have to understand your mindset better, but learn during and from the game. That's important because more and more teams are changing their setup against us. For me, that's a good thing because they're more worried, which means we're getting better, which means we're on the right track."
Mac Allister seems like the perfect heir to Wijnaldum, and the one who will restore Liverpool's adaptability in games. Furthermore, he will present Klopp with options for the rest of the summer as the Reds boss will know his latest signing will be fine regardless of his preferred system of the season. next.
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