The goalkeeper showed off two of the key facets of his game during the hard-fought 1-0 victory at Anfield.
Alisson's composure with his feet had been evident in each of the opening two matches of the season.
That reached a new level, however, when he dealt with a short back-pass by dinking the ball over the onrushing Anthony Knockaert at the edge of his own area...
But the Brazilian's most important intervention came in the 88th minute of a testing encounter for the Reds.
Substitute Pascal Gross got free in the box to send a header at goal that seemed a certain equaliser for Brighton.