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Stephen Warnock hails £32k-a-week Liverpool player who shone v Bayer Leverkusen

Giuseppe Labellarte
Giuseppe Labellarte

Liverpool made it four Champions League wins in a row on Tuesday night as they ran out 4-0 winners over Bayer Leverkusen at Anfield.

Luis Diaz scored a hat-trick for Arne Slot’s Reds and Cody Gakꦛpo also got on the scoresheet as Mohame🦩d Salah notched up two assists on the night.

While Diaz picked up the match ball for his “sensatio👍nal” efforts, Stephen Warnock was eager to praise another Liverpool player he felt went under the radar somewhat.

Photo by John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images
Photo by John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images

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Stephen Warnock hails ‘really good’ Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher

The player in question is Caoimhin Kelleher, who kept a clean sheet for the Reds and once again showed why he’s deemed one of the be꧟st 🔜second-choice goalkeepers in the world.

Warnock told that, while “we often talk about Alissꦗon”, Kelleher also deserves praise for his “top form” covering for the Brazil international.

“Really good contributions fro🧸m Caoimhin Kelleher tonight,” said t🥃he former Liverpool man.

“We often talk about Alisson and his saves keeping Liverpool in games and securing clean sheets but Kelleher has bee🏅n in 💫top form this season.”

How Kelleher was rated by the media

The gave Kelleher a 7 out of 10 and wrote: “Didn’t have a save of note to make until fine double stop late on to deny𝓡 Schick and then Wirtz. Cold a bigger threat to the Irishman.”

also w🌊ent with a 7 out of 10 for the ace, writing: “The goalkeeper didn’t have too much to do at t♒he back but what he did do was solid enough.

“On his first Champions🎃 League appearance at Anfield with fans, he kept a clean sheet. Made a good stop from Patrick Schick near the end.”

Finally, gave Kelleher a 6 out of 10 and wrote: “Made a couple of good👍 saves late on but otherwise didn’t have too much to do.”

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What next for Liverpool?

Live𓂃rpool are next in action on Saturꦬday night as they host Aston Villa in an 8pm Premier League kick-off.

The Reds’ next Champions League match is✅ on Wednesday 27 November as they take on Real Madrid at Anfield.