Alisson is in his eighth season on Merseyside as he competes with Giorgi Mamardashvili and Vitezslav Jaros for a spot in between the sticks.
The Brazilian has been first choice keeper for former manager Jurgen Klopp and current boss Arne Slot since he joined from Roma several years ago, and he still commands the team from the back at the age of 33.
Alisson is perhaps one of the most underrated goalkeepers on the planet and James, speaking to the Liverpool ECHO, has placed him amongst one of the club’s best ever players.
“I'm an Alisson fanboy, so he's got to be up there. The difficulty is comparison. Ray Clemence, obviously, won everything (but) the rules were very, very different back then. There was a lot going in his favour, but they were playing more games as well. I think it was 16 goals conceded in one season. It was ridiculous. Ray Clemence, I think he deserves a place at the top.
“But then you've got Bruce Grobbelaar, who brought a completely different style of goalkeeping to English football. Again, very successful in winning everything. And then obviously with Alisson, he's up there winning the Champions League and winning the Premier League twice. Again, in a more modern context, having to do different things.
"I think with Alisson, he’s just got everything. His timing has been well documented in one-on-one situations, I think he excels more so than any other goalkeeper.
“So to say one is literally better than the other would be very, very difficult to say. I think the easiest way of putting it is, if you put any of those goalkeepers in different eras, would they still be able to handle it? And I think it's a big yes for all of them."
There are currently suggestions that Alisson could be sold next summer and that Mamardashvili could step up and take his place. However, he may trigger an extension to his contract, which expires due to end in 2026.