The mere point out of the identify Xabi Alonso has induced Liverpool followers to salivate ever since Jurgen Klopp introduced his choice to step down on the finish of the 2023/24 season.
Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen are on an unbelievable run and are but to lose within the league while sustaining a wholesome lead over rivals Bayern Munich.
Their 2-1 victory over the scrappy Heidenheim now signifies that the squad have equalled a report set by one other Spaniard who left Germany for the heights of the Premier League, Pep Guardiola.
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Alonso’s Leverkusen have been so good this season that folks have been questioning whether or not Harry Kane, who moved to Bayern in a bid to virtually assure himself a significant trophy, is, in reality, cursed.
It’s been 32 video games since they tasted defeat as they keep the opportunity of going invincible, scoring 95 targets in the course of the course of, and being led by sensible construct up play and full-backs scoring and aiding for enjoyable – 23-year-old Jeremie Frimpong and Alejandro Grimaldo have mixed for 30 targets contributions between them.
Their win in opposition to Bayern by which Frimpong additionally netted actually took the cake, with individuals now considering they’re going to be an extremely tough outfit to catch.
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All of this profitable has meant Alonso has damaged a powerful report set by one of many best managers to ever man the helm of a German membership, Pep Guardiola.
The Spaniard went 32 video games unbeaten throughout one in all his seasons in Germany, a lot as Leverkusen have completed this season, and his subsequent transfer was one which Alonso might quickly mimic.
A centurion season alongside a treble means its protected to say that Guardiola has been a hit in England with Manchester City since leaving Bayern. If Alonso goes on to win the league, maybe in invincible style, and joins Liverpool, then he’d most probably come face-to-face with Pep in what could be a managerial conflict for the ages.