After a poor season at Liverpool, Alexis Mac Allister is back thriving for Argentina - so what does his future look like at Anfield?

It seems a long time ago now, but go back to the day that Liverpool sealed the Premier League title under Arne Slot in 2025 and there is a lovely clip of Alexis Mac Allister. As the final whistle goes and the players run on to the pitch to celebrate, Mac Allister sits alone on the bench and starts to cry., external That day, when the Argentina midfielder scored a goal the celebrations inside Anfield registered 1.74 on the Richter scale - just shy of the 2.0 needed for a minor earthquake. Mac Allister was undeniably a force that season and integral to Liverpool's title-winning campaign. But a year on, after a disappointing campaign that wasn't helped by injury problems at the outset, Mac Allister would be the first to admit that the 2025-26 season fell below the standards he had set previously. It was undoubtedly the poorest of his three campaigns since he arrived from Brighton for £35m in 2023. Inevitably, there were question marks about his future going into the summer, but seeing him play a starring role for Argentina at the World Cup will please new Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola - even if it means he will have to wait a little longer before meeting Mac Allister. Bar Argentina's last group-stage game - when qualification was already secured - the 27-year-old has played every minute for his country, including 120 minutes against both Cape Verde and Switzerland, which went to extra time. Only the keeper, Aston Villa's Emiliano Martinez, has played more minutes for Argentina.