Jurgen Klopp has hailed Alisson’s late stop to deny Napoli as a ‘life-saver’.
Liverpool faced a late fightback from the Serie A outfit in Tuesday’s final Champions League group encounter after Mohamed Salah opened the scoring.
Arkadiusz Milik enjoyed the visitors’ best chance deep into stoppage time as he took aim at the Reds’ goal but was denied by a point-blank save by Alisson.
The Brazilian’s heroics ensured that Liverpool progressed to the last 16 in Europe’s elite club competition as they secured a required one-nil win.
Had Milik equalised, the Anfield club would have required a further two goals in order to progress.
“The save ‘Ali’ made, I have no words for that,” said Klopp.
“That was, of course, a lifesaver tonight. I’m really proud what the boys did tonight. It was not only one save. He had a lot of things to do tonight.
“How cool and calm he was with the ball helps us a lot in our build-up situations. When he comes out for crosses he is outstanding. And, yes, that save was just incredible.
“But if we don’t defend the whole pitch like we defended, Ali cannot make 20 saves like the last one.
“He did it. Incredible, unbelievable. I never saw something similar. But still he needs the other boys around.”