The Brazillian international, who is a committed Christian, scored a sensational injury time winner against the Blades on Sunday evening that reignited the Reds\u2019 bid to seal a top-four Premier League finish.<\/p>\n
\u2018You can't explain these things,\u2019 said Alisson when talking to Sky Sports. \u2018I couldn't be happier than l am now.<\/p>\n
\u2018I saw it coming and I just tried to run into a good place and to be in a good position. The ball in was brilliant and I just tried to put my head on the ball.<\/p>\n
\u2018Nobody followed me. I am lucky and blessed. Some things you can't explain. You can't explain a lot of things in my life, the only reason is God and he put his hand on my head today and I'm feeling very blessed.\u2019<\/p>\n
Alisson became the first goalkeeper in Premier League history to score with a header \u2013 and the first to score a winning goal.<\/p>\n
It was also the very first time a Liverpool goalkeeper has scored a goal in the club\u2019s illustrious 129-year history.<\/p>\n
The win takes Liverpool, who have endured a traumatic season by their high standards, to within a point of fourth-placed Chelsea.<\/p>\n
\u2018Hopefully I don't have to come up too many times to score,\u2019 added the 28-year-old, who dedicated his goal to his late father, who died earlier this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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