Former Argentina fullback Carlos Mac Allister admits son Alexis' life has changed since winning last year's World Cup.

Alexis Mac Allister left Brighton for Liverpool last summer.

And Carlos told the Liverpool Echo: "Since the World Cup, Alexis' football life has changed a lot. But in a positive way.

"The rest of his life remains in the same way. He stays with the same friends of all his childhood, keeps chatting and talking with them and he also remains calm, strongly working on himself. He likes to play football, he enjoys doing that. Humanly he is the same great person as he was always."

He also said: "The reason why Alexis went to Liverpool is because they showed so much interest in having him on their team.

"They showed a desire to count on him and we wanted Alexis to go to a team where he could be settled for the start of pre-season; move on the first day of the transfer window - all that stuff. This was so important because we wanted him to have a good preparation with the team he decided to sign with.

"Jurgen Klopp was crucial a figure in the transfer. He was talking with Alexis. When he received the phone call from Jurgen it was important in deciding which team he should choose to play for. Already Alexis likes to work with Jurgen, and Jurgen likes to work with Alexis. I think that is very important for a player to train at a place where you feel loved, and also your trainer and mates trust you at every moment."