Caoimhin Kelleher produced a memorable performance in Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Real Madrid in the Champions League.
He made a string of important saves in the second half, the biggest one being to deny Kylian Mbappe from a penalty.
This arguably marks one of Kelleher’s best-ever performances for the Reds as he is intent on proving his quality as Liverpool no.1.
A lot of Liverpool fans believe that the Irishman is now a genuine contender for this role at Anfield alongside Alisson and deserves to stay for the long-term. Here are some reactions from Reddit.
Lost-Ted: “Kelleher should stay. Mamadarshivili can wait.”
Consistenvoice2227: “Don’t sell him FFS. He’s even better than Ali (in some aspects).”
Firminhocoutinho: “KELLEHER. Is it just me? I’m strangely afraid Ali will come back and not be as good as him🙈 Or Mamardashvilli..”
CactusGlobe: “Yeah, I mean as good as he has been these past couple of seasons and with how many injuries Ali has had, I’m at the point where I think Ali can start playing second fiddle to Kelleher and Mamardashvili can be backup when that time comes.
“We’ve had so many bad keepers over the years, so to be blessed with two fantastic ones right now, I think we can’t really afford to let one of them go in the hopes that Mama will turn out to be as good as we have.”
HawxJames: “He deserves to stay in goal even if Alisson is 100% fit. Let them compete.”
Thatrock: “He’s a £70m keeper, dare anyone to tell me different.”
