[PyGame] AttributeError while switching between Sprite Animations

[paulmills3]

Getting an AttributeError(AttributeError: 'builtin_function_or_method' object has no attribute 'get_rect') after I added code to switch Sprite Animations when arrow keys are clicked.
Wondering what I need to change?
Below is my Sprite1 Class and the relevant code from the main file.
(PyGame)

Sprite1 Class:
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import pygame
class Sprite1(pygame.sprite.Sprite):
  def __init__(self):   
    super().__init__()
    self.faceUp = True
    self.faceDown = False
    self.faceLeft = False 
    self.faceRight = False
    self.image = pygame.image.load('player.png').convert_alpha
    self.rect = self.image.get_rect()
  
  def facing(self):
    if self.faceUp == True:
      self.image = pygame.image.load('player.png').convert_alpha
      self.rect = self.image.get_rect()
    elif self.faceDown == True:
      self.image = pygame.image.load('playerDown.png').convert_alpha
      self.rect = self.image.get_rect()
    elif self.faceLeft == True:
      self.image = pygame.image.load('playerLeft.png').convert_alpha
      self.rect = self.image.get_rect()
    elif self.faceRight == True:
      self.image = pygame.image.load('playerRight.png').convert_alpha
      self.rect = self.image.get_rect()

Relevant Bits from Main File:
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import pygame 
from sprite1 import Sprite1
pygame.init() 

#game Window 
screen_width = 800
screen_height = 400

screen = pygame.display.set_mode((screen_width, screen_height)) 
pygame.display.set_caption('Warrior Quest')

#setup player 
player = Sprite1()
player.rect.x = 400
player.rect.y = 380

#game loop running 
running = True
while running:
  
  draw_bg()
  if main_menu == True: 
    
    if start_button.draw():
      main_menu = False
    if cancel_button.draw():
      running = False 
  else:  
    player.draw(screen)
   
    keys = pygame.key.get_pressed()
    if keys[pygame.K_LEFT] and player.rect.x>5:
      player.faceLeft = True 
      player.facing()
      player.rect.x -= 5
    if keys[pygame.K_RIGHT] and player.rect.x<790:
      player.faceRight = True 
      player.facing()
      player.rect.x += 5
    if keys[pygame.K_UP] and player.rect.y>10:
      player.faceUp = True 
      player.facing()
      player.rect.y -= 5
    if keys[pygame.K_DOWN]and player.rect.y<395:
      player.faceDown = True 
      player.facing()
      player.rect.y += 5
  
  for event in pygame.event.get():
    if event.type == pygame.QUIT:
      running = False
  
  pygame.display.update() 
pygame.quit()