The latest Liverpool news as the midfielder was not part of the Reds’ squad for the Carabao Cup third round against Southampton on Tuesday night.
Amie Wilson Central Audience Writer
14:03, 24 Sep 2025
Alexis Mac Allister has announced the birth of his daughter. (Image: Molly Darlington/Getty Images)
Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister and his partner, Ailen Cova, have announced the birth of their daughter in a heartfelt social media post. The announcement has been flooded with messages of congratulations from teammates.
The announcement of the birth of Alaia was shared in a joint post on Instagram, which includes heartwarming pictures of the couple holding their new daughter. The caption read: “Alaia – 22/09.2025.
“After 18 hours of suffering, came the most beautiful and special moment of our lives.”
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In a tribute to his partner, Mac Allister wrote: “A paragraph just for you, my love. I’m proud of your strength and the love you showed to overcome this and give us the greatest gift in the world. I love you.”
Liverpool teammates, current and old, rushed to send messages of support. Goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili responded with four red heart emojis.
Ryan Gravenberch, who himself has only recently become a father, responded with two love heart eye emojis. Midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai replied with two red heart emojis.
Former Liverpool man Trent Alexander-Arnold, who completed a summer move to Real Madrid, wrote: “Congratulations” along with three red heart emojis. Fellow summer departee Kostas Tsimikas also sent two red heart emojis.
Federico Chiesa’s wife, Lucy Bramani, wrote: “Welcome to the world Alaia.” Darwin Nunez’s partner, Lorena Manas, wrote a message which translates to: “Congratulations, Daddy!”.
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Nunez was among those to ‘like’ the post, were Hugo Ekitike, Curtis Jones, Jeremie Frimpong, Virgil van Dijk, Alisson, Chiesa, Andy Robertson and Wataru Endo.
The announcement comes just days after Mac Allister confirmed that he wasn’t in attendance for Monday’s Ballon d’Or ceremony due to personal reasons.
Writing on his Instagram at the time, he said: “Won’t be able to attend @ballondorofficial ceremony today for personal reasons, all the best for everyone, enjoy!”
The midfielder played an hour of Saturday’s Merseyside derby at Anfield on Saturday as the Reds came out as 2-1 winners. But he was not included in the squad for the Carabao Cup third-round win over Southampton on Tuesday night.
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