In the week when Fenway Sports Group offered a potential glimpse into the future off the pitch for Liverpool, a number of youngsters did the very same on it.
And how fitting that the Reds' defence of the Carabao Cup began in the exact same way it was won in February: via a nerve-shredding penalty shootout where Caoimhin Kelleher was the hero.
The Irishman has only played 18 times for Liverpool but four of those have been successful penalty shootouts. His total of six saves from 12 yards is now a club record to boot. It’s quite the specialist subject the former Ringmahon Rangers keeper has mastered.
