Alexis Mac Allister revealed his disappointment at not being offered a new Liverpool contract last week
Alexis Mac Allister of Liverpool celebrates his goal to make it 2-1 during the UEFA Champions League Matchday 1 of 8 match between Liverpool and Atletico Madrid at Anfield in Liverpool, United Kingdom, on September 9, 2026. (Photo by Alfie Cosgrove/News Images/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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Emile Heskey has challenged Alexis Mac Allister to prove he deserves a new Liverpool contract after the midfielder revealed his sadness at not being offered new terms last week.
Mac Allister signed in the summer of 2023 alongside Ryan Gravenberch and Dominik Szoboszlai but has watched both of his colleagues pen extended terms earlier this year without being contacted by the club over his own deal.
Speaking before last week's 2-1 win against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League - a game that saw Mac Allister fire home the decisive second - the Argentina international admitted there were opportunities to leave the club in the summer and outlined his disappointment at not being offered a new deal.
But Heskey, who made 223 appearances for the Reds from 2000-2004, says Mac Allister must show his on-pitch performances merit fresh contract talks with the Anfield hierarchy.
“Alexis Mac Allister has had to step up on the pitch because it wasn't great before that," Heskey told PariuriX.
"You can talk, but you've got to put some action in play as well. He’s a fantastically talented player, we've seen it, but we didn’t get to see it last season at Liverpool.
"We saw it at the World Cup but for Liverpool we didn't see it last season, so instead of him complaining about a new contract, go and show you deserve it through performances and the contract will come.
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“That will come because when you start putting up numbers and unfortunately it’s a numbers game now, Liverpool will be forced to look around and say no one can compete with these numbers.
"They will look around and say no one else who's younger is giving me that so let's give another year or let's give another two years or whatever it may be that he wanted.
"You can complain but you've gotta go and do it as well.”
Mac Allister is line to start when Liverpool are hosted by Bournemouth on Sunday afternoon.