“The best second goalkeeper in the world” boasts Liverpool supporters. A great label for Caoimhin Kelleher, but the Irishman is now showing a football that puts this to shame. There is no second goalkeeper who saves three penalties in the same month, two of them in the last two games. The last one against Kylian Mbappé.
Arne Slot has stated Alisson is the first goalkeeper at Liverpool, now the Dutchman has to reconsider this. It is a luxury issue with the big-playing Kelleher in Alisson’s absence, but after breaking a 115-year-old Liverpool record, Kelleher can no longer be automatically pushed back to the bench when Alisson is back.
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When Kelleher saved the penalty from Kylian Mbappé on Wednesday in the Champions League, this was the second penalty saved in two games (saved on Sunday Southampton’s Adam Armstrong’s penalty, who scored on the rebound). This has not happened to a Liverpool goalkeeper in 115 years.
Liverpool won 2-0 against Real, Kelleher’s save helped decide the game.
Liverpool have signed Giorgi Mamardashvili, with the Valencia goalkeeper scheduled to wear the Liverpool shirt after the season. With Kelleher in goal, Liverpool have won 3 Champions League games without back-to-back.
With Kelleher in goal, Liverpool have won 5 out of 6 Premier League games (1 draw) with 6 conceded.
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