Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernández receives praise from Liverpool's Alexis Mac Allister

Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernández has responded to social media praise from Liverpool’s Alexis Mac Allister.

The two Premier League stars linked up for Argentina’s 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Brazil with some impressive performances.

Mac Allister has endured a tough time over the past weeks as Liverpool crashed out of the Champions League and the Carabao Cup to Newcastle.

Meanwhile, reports have indicated that Real Madrid is in the hunt for Fernández’s signature.

Both players, though, had to concentrate to ensure Argentina secured their qualification for next summer’s World Cup.

Although their place at the 2026 World Cup had already been confirmed, the reigning World champions did not take their foot off the pedal against bitter rivals Brazil – lashing them 4-1 to prove a point.

Alexis Mac Allister and Enzo Fernández both scored in Argentina’s 4-1 win against rivals Brazil in the 2026 World Cup Qualifier

Both Mac Allister and Fernández recorded their names on the scoresheet, but it was the Chelsea man who volleyed in from an excellent ball for the Liverpool man’s goal.

The Liverpool playmaker was then keen to pay tribute to the Chelsea midfielder for his contribution in setting him up to score.

Taking to Instagram, the Liverpool midfielder posted a clip of the goal, and added a caption that simply included a handshake emoji and tagged Fernandez.

In response, the Chelsea star–who also scored in that win–liked the post and commented on it with two fist-bumping emojis.