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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Paul Gorst

EXCLUSIVE: Caoimhin Kelleher on becoming Liverpool's Carabao Cup king and his extra motivation to beat Man City

Having lifted the League Cup earlier this year, Caoimhin Kelleher's place in Liverpool folklore is already secure.

It was less than 12 months ago when the Irishman was added to the goalkeepers' mural at the AXA Training Centre in Kirkby after helping the Reds to that record-setting ninth triumph at Wembley.

Kelleher became the 14th face on the mural after his heroics - both with his hands and feet - against Chelsea in the national stadium on February 27. The 24-year-old scored the decisive kick penalty in a dramatic penalty shootout that Liverpool won 11-10 after Chelsea substitute keeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, who had been specifically sent on for the spot-kicks, blazed over.

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