Alisson says Liverpool's run of three straight clean sheets in the Premier League should give them confidence for the rest of the season, having ironed out their early defensive woes.

Liverpool started the Andoni Iraola era with back-to-back 2-2 draws against Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest, never leading either game at any point and looking shaky at the back.

It has been a different story since they beat Ipswich Town 2-0 with an Alexander Isak brace on September 4, though, having drawn 0-0 with Fulham before overcoming Iraola's former club Bournemouth 1-0 on Sunday.

Only Arsenal (4.04) and Forest (4.8) have given up a lower expected goals against (xGA) figure than Liverpool's 6.12 in the Premier League this season, with Leeds United and Everton (three apiece) the only sides to concede fewer goals than their four.

Alisson, meanwhile, has registered the fifth highest save percentage in the league (77.8%), also preventing 0.8 goals according to Opta's expected goals on target (xGoT) model. 

The Brazil international made one superb save at the Vitality Stadium, getting down to his right to tip Evanilson's improvised attempt around the post, and he can feel the Reds' backline growing more assured with every shutout.  

"I think every Premier League match away from home is tough to play. You have to fight a lot, and this wasn't any different for us," he told Liverpool's website.

"It wasn't the cleanest performance I think we've had, but those games, if you don’t play so well and then you still win it – and keep the clean sheet – I think this brings confidence for the rest of the season as well."

Another key factor in Liverpool's defensive improvement has been the form of new centre-back Jeremy Jacquet, who was named Player of the Match following Sunday's win.

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Only Alexis Mac Allister (seven times) won possession more often for Liverpool than the 21-year-old (six, level with Ronald Araujo), while he also won three of his four duels.

But as Alisson noted, playing alongside a defender of Virgil van Dijk's calibre has made the youngster's adaptation smoother. 

"I think Jeremy played really well. Virgil, the back four, Ronald, Milos [Kerkez], the midfielders as well, they helped us a lot defensively. Everybody fights a lot," Alisson continued. 

"Jeremy has so much quality, of course, but I don't think it's the hardest job in the world to play alongside Virgil van Dijk! Virgil helped him a lot as well.

"I tried to help Ronald as well, someone who came to make us more solid defensively, and he's delivering as well. So, we are really happy to have them in our side."

Iraola is the first manager to remain unbeaten in his first five league games in charge of Liverpool (W2 D3) since Joe Fagan in September 1983, and he will look to keep his positive start going against Manchester City on October 11.