Alisson earns bizarre Sky Sports snub as pundits get it all wrong over Liverpool goalkeeper

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Alisson Becker has been snubbed by five Sky Sports pundits for an inclusion in the Premier League Team of the Season at the halfway stage of the campaign.

Alisson has been in fine form this season, keeping the Reds in a number of games to help

Widely-recognised as the outstanding shot-stopper in the division, Alisson is also considered by many to be the greatest in his position in world football.

His performances have not left Sky Sports pundits convinced, though

Each of Sue Smith, Clinton Morrison, Michael Dawson and Paul Merson named Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario

Sherwood instead picked Emi Martinez of Aston Villa.

Alisson's name was not mentioned once by anyone

Explaining why Vicario earned his vote, former Tottenham defender

Michael Dawson said:

"I just think he has been magnificent since he came through the door at Spurs.

"I'm a little bit surprised he has hit the ground running as quickly as he has. The saves he has made, he is a sweeper keeper. For me, he has been absolutely magnificent. That's why he is in the team for me."

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Sherwood

"As a manager, sitting there on the touchline, I think Vicario has been great,"

"But I just think Martinez, with the experience of the World Cup win, he is a real presence and leader. He is a player who takes responsibility.

"If you tell him to play out and he believes it is not right to do so, he is not doing it. He is taking decisions on his own on the pitch. He gives his defence a real talking to and leads by example."

Although Alisson failed to make the cut, the pundits all agreed on four Liverpool players being in the standout side

Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, Dominik Szoboszlai and Mohamed Salah were all given the nod to feature in the starting-eleven.