If there’s one thing Brighton know how to do these days, it’s entertain.
The team of the 2020s is a far cry from the League One dwellers that fans of a certain young vintage can remember.
Where once there was a Dean Hammond, there is a now a Moises Caicedo. Where once there was a Dean Cox, now there’s a Kaoru Mitoma. Where once there was a Tommy Elphick, now there’s a Lewis Dunk.
The evolution of the club is far more intricate than that, but it can also be succinctly surmised by the fact they have just faced Manchester United twice in little more than a week, avenging the FA Cup semi final defeat on Thursday night. It’s a far cry from winless streaks that included losses to Carlisle, Huddersfield, Stockport, MK Dons and Tranmere Rovers in 2008.
That there would one day be a World Cup winner at the club must have been a ludicrous thought all those years ago, but with the South American talent Brighton continue to mop up and thrust in the first team, Alexis Mac Allister probably won’t be the last Seagulls talent to enjoy success on the biggest stage.
The Argentina hero followed the tried and tested path for youngsters at Brighton, starting during the coronavirus pandemic as he began to become more prominent under then manager Graham Potter.
He has since grown and developed into one of the Premier League’s most tenacious and malleable midfielders, showing bite when in front of his defence and his killer eye for goal from distance or at set pieces.
Mac Allister is one of many Brighton players attracting interest ahead of the summer transfer window. 90min understands the 24-year-old is keen to stay in the Premier League and Liverpool are the club best placed to land him.
The early exchanges in midfield between Brighton and Manchester United on Thursday night were filled with Mac Allister in possession, twisting here and jinking there to find room past the high-pressing Bruno Fernandes and Fred. Brighton put together some lightning quick triangles with the ball, with Mac Allister front and centre each time.
It was the kind of performance that makes the interest of a club like Liverpool completely and utterly understandable.
Mac Allister would be a natural fit at Anfield, having proven he can mix up his midfield game between attack and defence to great effect. It’s an area the Reds need to gentrify and fast, though the Seagulls will still demand a pretty penny for one of their in-demand stars.
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