Alexis Mac Allister responds with a firm nod when asked if he remembers Javier Mascherano's time at Liverpool.

The Reds' new No.10 then goes on to recall those occasions of early-morning wake-ups back in Argentina to get his fix of Premier League football.

"Mascherano for us is a big player," Mac Allister says, speaking to Liverpoolfc.com during the tour of Singapore. “He was very important to the national team, big character, so of course I watched him."

Mac Allister is the seventh player born in Argentina to represent the club, having sealed his switch from Brighton & Hove Albion in early June. 

Although he and Mascherano possess somewhat different skillsets, the 24-year-old does want to replicate the tenacity his Argentinian predecessor brought to Liverpool's midfield during a three-and-a-half-year spell between 2007 and 2010.

"We are not similar players, to be fair, but I know how Liverpool fans like that kind of game," he states. "It's about a mix of everything. 

"I try to be good on the ball but once we don't have the ball I try to do my best to recover it. Hopefully, defensively, I can do a little...