LIVERPOOL fans have been left in hysterics over Jurgen Klopp’s nickname for Alexis Mac Allister.
The World Cup winner has joined the club from Brighton for a fee of £55million.
Mac Allister has penned a five-year deal with the club and recently joined up with his new team-mates for pre-season training.
The midfielder met new boss Klopp for the first time, who has already found a nickname for him.
The German said: “I was immediately thinking about nicknames and I thought it would be a great nickname for Alexis… Gary.”
Gary McAllister is a Liverpool cult hero, who played for the club between 2000 and 2002.
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He won the League Cup, FA Cup and UEFA Cup with them during the 2000/01 season.
The Scot is loved at Anfield as he scored several big goals en route to their success under Gerard Houllier.
McAllister netted a stunning free-kick to win the Merseyside derby versus Everton and supporters are hoping Mac Allister will do the same.
Fans were left in stitches by the nickname, one said: “This is genuinely hilarious.”
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Another said: “That’s class.”
Liverpool have also signed Dominik Szoboszlai from RB Leipzig for £60million.
Many joked what unique nickname Klopp would give him but it appears he will just be called “Dom”.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
