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By Dan Marsh Xabi Alonso saw his Bayer Leverkusen side maintain their unbeaten start to to the Bundesliga season – with Pep Guardiola’s 28-match record now firmly in his sights. The former Liverpool and Real Madrid midfielder, 42, has won plenty of plaudits since taking his first senior job in Germany at Leverkusen back in 2022 and has already been touted as a future Reds manager. Leverkusen’s latest triumph came courtesy of a rousing late fightback at RB Leipzig, who twice took the lead against Alonso’s charges. But a 91st minute winner from Piero Hincapie was enough to seal a 3-2 win for the…

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