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Charlotte Coates

Why England hero Chloe Kelly gave 'shoutout' to Liverpool backroom staff member after Wembley glory

Chloe Kelly is the name on the lips of England fans after the 24-year-old scored the winning goal in England Women's 2-1 win over Germany in the final of Euro 2022.

Her stike came in the 110th minute of play to blow the roof off a Wembley Stadium that held 87,192 fans.

But, Kelly might not have made the squad at all if it wasn't for Rehab4Performance - a performance rehab centre run by Liverpool physio Chris Morgan and former Reds physio Matt Konopinski.

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The Manchester City Women's forward ruptured her ACL in May 2021, ruling her out of the 2021 Olympic Games and much of the last WSL season.

But she regained fitness to earn her place in Sarina Wiegman's squad, impressing in cameos off the bench before writing her name in during a tense afternoon at Wembley against six-time winners Germany.

In an interview after the game in the mixed zone, Kelly gave Liverpool physio Morgan a mention for aiding her recovery: "R4P, shoutout to R4P."

Reds physio Morgan returned to the club in 2020 after spells with Arsenal and Crystal Palace. He'd previously been with the Reds for over a decade since joining as a reverse team physio in 2005.

Konopinski was also at Anfield for over a decade before moving to England in 2018, and then Rangers, who he left in 2020 before setting up Rehad4Performance alongside Morgan.

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