Jurgen Klopp praised Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher after the Reds progressed to the last 16 of the Europa League with a 4-0 win over LASK.
The 25-year-old goalkeeper has mainly featured in Liverpool’s cup games this season, always producing good results. Klopp praised him for his “brilliant” save, but Jarell was pleased with quansah’s performance.
Luis Diaz and Cody Gakpo scored in the first inning to take the lead. As Gakpo ended the second half with a comfortable win, Mohamed Salah added another goal in the 51st minute of the second half.
Liverpool remained top of Group E as Toulouse failed to beat Union Saint-Gillois. The Reds will look to avoid February’s play-off round with a straight knockout win.“Our lad was calm on the ball, tackled well and we probably had our best defensive situation when he was behind us with Caoimhin who was quick and brutal and made a couple of saves at the right times.
Several minutes of time were saved. Moment. It’s very good,” said Klopp, quoted by Liverpolfc.com.
Great responsibilityStarting goalkeeper Alisson picked up an injury in the last Premier League game against Manchester City and is expected to be sidelined for some time.
The Brazilian has been in solid form this season and Reds have enjoyed the stability and security his presence in the squad provides.
But now the responsibility falls on Kelleher’s shoulders and it will be interesting to see how he reacts to the challenge. There was talk in the summer that he could leave the club and become a first-team regular, but Klopp is keen to keep him.
Liverpool have said they are not interested in selling the Republic of Ireland goalkeeper, according to The Athletic. He is durable and reliable and has been given the chance to show his quality in the Premier League.
