It will be difficult for Liverpool supporters to find any silver linings in today’s heartbreaking FA Cup loss to Manchester United, but one Reds player in particular further highlighted his sophisticated image.

Just before halftime at Old Trafford, Alexis Mac Allister equalized and scored the first of our three goals in the 4-3 defeat.

Even though the Argentine ended up losing, his overall performance statistics from this afternoon’s match are encouraging.

The 25-year-old led his team in duels won (eight), had the third-highest completion percentage (69 passes out of 77, or 90% accuracy rate), had a perfect dribble success rate, and won three tackles, according to Sofascore.

Along with Luis Diaz, he played the most crucial passes of any Liverpool player with four versus United.

Mac Allister has four goals and three assists in seven games since scoring in the 4-1 victory at Brentford one month ago today (Transfermarkt).

After Wataru Endo’s return from the Asian Cup, the £150,000-per-week Argentine has made the most of playing in a more advanced midfield role. Prior to the triumph over the Bees (Transfermarkt), he had only contributed four goals all season.

The 25-year-old, whose £35 million transfer fee is a steal in the current era, is proving to be an increasingly astute acquisition at Liverpool with every week that goes by. He is a genius while in control and a dedicated player off the ball.

It wasn’t right that Mac Allister was losing this game. Fortunately, he hasn’t felt this way too much since joining the Reds in the summer, and hopefully it won’t linger for the remainder of the season, as the focus is now on competing for the Premier League and Europa League.