Jurgen Klopp explained his match-winning Liverpool team selection of goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher following their Carabao Cup victory over Chelsea.Kelleher, who has been in net for the Reds for most of the competition, was preferred to first-choice Allison. And Klopp was massively vindicated for that decision as he scored what proved to be the decisive penalty in the shoot-out at Wembley.
Speaking to Sky Sports after the trophy celebrations, Liverpool’s boss said: “Look, I think even in professional football there should be space for some sentiment.
“So he’s a young boy, we ask him to do a lot, he gets the competition and starts playing and then in the final I tell him no, you don’t play.
“I am two things, a professional football manager and a human being. And a human being one.
“That’s why it’s so nice that it pays off. He deserves i …
- February 28, 2022
