Liverpool hero Gary McAllister could not believe the club had won the Uefa Cup following a pulsating golden-goal finale victory over Alaves.

The Merseysiders won 5-4 after a Delfi Gelli own goal golden goal in extra time and completed a Uefa Cup, FA Cup and Worthington Cup treble.

McAllister, who scored a penalty in normal time and whose free-kick was deflected into the net by Gelli, said: "It is amazing. I can't believe it.

"It will take the summer before this sinks in.

"I am feeling numb. We were cruising but Alaves made it an unbelievable game. I don't know what I feel right now. We cannot sit back when we are in front. We are better getting the ball up to the front guys. We were too deep." McAllister, saluting the treble, added: "The future of Liverpool is not me. There are a lot of good young guys ahead of me. This is a great start for some of these guys. To experience this at a young age must be brilliant.

"It will be the summer holidays before I sit down and realise what has happened."

Manager Gerard Houllier paid tribute to the fans, claiming: "It was a thriller, a great game of football.

"I am happy for the fans and very proud of them and the players.

"It is an historic day. We have won a treble in terms of cups.

"I am so pleased for the boys. This is Liverpool's first European trophy since 1984.

"We never let our heads go down. Just where do they the players get their energy from?

"All the credit goes to them. I thought we would do it. They conceded a silly goal at the end. Robbie Fowler nearly did it and they we did it on the free-kick at the end."

Houllier claimed his Treble-winning players had written their own names in history.

"It is unique for a club to win three cups in one season," he said.

"But that is a great credit to the players. We are always being compared to the great Liverpool teams of the past and we are never going to be able to do what they did again.

"They were dominant in Europe for many years, but now there are more clubs in lots of countries who are up to that level.

"But we have written our own history for a new generation. Liverpool has a great tradition of success and now we have added our names to that long list."

Liverpool skipper Sami Hyypi&auml; said: "They came back well but we shouldn't have let them score four goals.

"It's been a great season, especially in the cups. It's the third one we've won and it's great."

Alaves striker Javier Moreno broke down in tears as he relived the "tragedy" of losing the final.

Moreno, who scored twice to pull Alaves back from 3-1 down at the break, said: "Even though we lost we consider ourselves just winners.

"We're all absolutely shattered and it's an absolute tragedy. It's a shame, but football is like that. Our public deserved everything from us. Congratulations to Liverpool."