'Special to be back' beams Caoimhin Kelleher after breaking ...
The 25-year-old revealed the secret behind Liverpool's near-flawless start to the season
CAOIMHIN KELLEHER impressed for Liverpool in their win over RB Leipzig - and broke an unwanted Champions League draught in the process.
The Republic of Ireland goalkeeper started in place of the injured Alisson Becker as Arne Slot's men continued their bright start in Europe.
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When the Brazilian has been fit, minutes have been hard to come by for the 25-year-old.
So much so that Wednesday night was his first game in the Champions League since December 9, 2020 - almost FOUR YEARS AGO.
Ending that draught made the 1-0 win over RB Leipzig even more poignant for Kelleher.
He said: “One of the lads asked me before the game actually when my last Champions League game was.
"I think it was maybe three years ago. Special to be back in this tournament especially and to get the clean sheet was nice.
“1-0 at any stage, especially towards the end, is difficult. I think we probably dominated most of the game up until about maybe 70 minutes or just past that.
“When it’s only 1-0 and you don’t get that second goal it’s difficult, and they created a few chances. But the main thing is we got the win.”
The Reds have been in sensational form since Arne Slot succeeded Jurgen Klopp in the summer.
They have won 11 of their first 12 games in all competitions, and have won the last eight in a row.
Liverpool have also kept seven clean sheets in that time.
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Their only blemish is the 1-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest back in September, and Kelleher put their results down to solid foundations.
He said: “A big part of that is the clean sheets and the defending, that’s what the team needs to be built on.
“Especially in these away games.
"There’s obviously going to be times when the home team gets on top and creates chances, but we need to be there to defend and make saves.
"That’s the most important thing.
“This season especially we’ve really built on our defence and been really good.”
