Xabi Alonso was delighted to see Liverpool teammate Javier Mascherano break his scoring duck in Saturday's victory over Reading.

"I am pleased for Javier, he has finally got his goal," said Xabi. "I enjoy working with him, he has great defensive qualities, and has been trying to score, but it wasn't happening.

"He is a typical Argentinian player who sits in front of the defence and breaks up the play.

"He holds his position there and does that job really well. You cannot ask for much more, but he is getting forward now and has much more to his game."