Alexis Mac Allister names Chelsea star as his toughest Premier League opponent
Alexis Mac Allister says Moises Caicedo is a ‘very complete’ midfielder (Fantasista/Getty) Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister has named Chelsea’s Moises Caicedo as his toughest Premier League opponent. Mac Allister played alongside Caicedo at Brighton before he joined Liverpool, while the Ecuador international went on to complete a £100 million move to Chelsea. In an interview for Sky Sports’ Saturday Social, Mac Allister was asked to name his toughest opponent out of Caicedo, Declan Rice and Rodri. And Mac Allister believes Caicedo’s physicality puts him ahead of Rice and Rodri. ‘Really good players, I’ve shared a dressing room with Moi, fantastic player, really good physically,’ Mac Allister said. Get personalised updates on Arsenal everyday Wake up to find news on your club in your inbox every morning with Metro’s Football Newsletter. Sign up to our newsletter and then select your team in the link we’ll send you so we can get football news tailored to you. Asked if he knew Caicedo would make an impact in the Premier League, Mac Allister replied: ‘Yeah, I was really surprised when he went on loan to Belgium. Alexis Mac Allister played alongside Moises Caicedo at Brighton (Getty) ‘I was really surprised because I was watching him in training and I felt like he was ready to play, but at that time they thought it was a good idea to send him on loan, he wanted that because he wanted to play as well. ‘But I always thought that he was going to be amazing.’ Alexis Mac Allister says Rodri is a ‘better player’ than Moises Caicedo and Declan Rice (Getty) Max Allister then went on to explain why he has picked Caicedo ahead of Rice and Rodri. ‘The main thing I’m going to say here is physically the most hardest part against these players, I would put Caicedo first,’ the Argentine said. ‘He is very complete, on and off the ball he’s really, really good. ‘Declan second, he’s a top player and Rodri third. ‘This doesn’t mean that I don’t rate Rodri, it’s the complete opposite, I think he earned the Ballon d’Or for example. He’s a fantastic player but he’s not the hardest opponent because he’s never on the ball, he always plays one or two touches, so you cannot even get near him.’ ‘If you ask me who is the better player, I would say Rodri but the toughest player to play against is Moi Caicedo.’ For more stories like this, check our sport page. Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister has named Chelsea’s Moises Caicedo as his toughest Premier League opponent.
Mac Allister played alongside Caicedo at Brighton before he joined Liverpool, while the Ecuador international went on to complete a £100 million move to Chelsea.
In an interview for Sky Sports’ Saturday Social, Mac Allister was asked to name his toughest opponent out of Caicedo, Declan Rice and Rodri.
And Mac Allister believes Caicedo’s physicality puts him ahead of Rice and Rodri.
‘Really good players, I’ve shared a dressing room with Moi, fantastic player, really good physically,’ Mac Allister said.
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Asked if he knew Caicedo would make an impact in the Premier League, Mac Allister replied: ‘Yeah, I was really surprised when he went on loan to Belgium.
‘I was really surprised because I was watching him in training and I felt like he was ready to play, but at that time they thought it was a good idea to send him on loan, he wanted that because he wanted to play as well.
‘But I always thought that he was going to be amazing.’
Max Allister then went on to explain why he has picked Caicedo ahead of Rice and Rodri.
‘The main thing I’m going to say here is physically the most hardest part against these players, I would put Caicedo first,’ the Argentine said.
‘He is very complete, on and off the ball he’s really, really good.
‘Declan second, he’s a top player and Rodri third.
‘This doesn’t mean that I don’t rate Rodri, it’s the complete opposite, I think he earned the Ballon d’Or for example. He’s a fantastic player but he’s not the hardest opponent because he’s never on the ball, he always plays one or two touches, so you cannot even get near him.’
‘If you ask me who is the better player, I would say Rodri but the toughest player to play against is Moi Caicedo.’
For more stories like this, check our sport page.
Follow Metro Sport for the latest news on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
