Alisson Becker has expressed delight after he returned to action for Liverpool on Tuesday night.
The Brazilian goalkeeper had been sidelined since suffering a hamstring injury in a 1-0 victory for the Reds at Crystal Palace on October 5.
He was back in Arne Slot’s starting XI for the 1-0 Champions League victory at Girona.
Alisson marked the occasion with an impressive display that included several important saves and kept a clean sheet.
“Great to be back. Honestly, I was looking forward to this moment, nine weeks [out] working so hard you cannot believe,” Alisson told the Liverpool website.
“It was worth every moment, every session, every [bit of] training to go back on the pitch and deliver a good performance, to help the team with the points, a clean sheet. And having this feeling is so good.
“When you are away for so long, you are just grateful for everything you have done and for the people as well who have worked by my side, the physio department – mainly Lee Nobes, the doctor. All the boys were fantastic. My personal staff as well. My family, all the people who work with me. I’m so glad to have them on my side,” he added.
On having to make some good saves in the opening half, Allison said: “I don’t think too much about that, to be honest, before the match, I just want to do whatever is necessary to deliver a good performance, either playing from behind, or if it’s making saves, catching crosses. It was necessary to make some saves and catch some crosses. I was just enjoying so much the game, enjoying being back and I enjoy now the victory.”