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Pep Lijnders has paid tribute to Caoimhin Kelleher as the Liverpool goalkeeper gets set for the biggest game of his career in the Carabao Cup final against Chelsea.

And the Reds assistant also reserved plenty of praise for Adrian for his performance in the fourth-round win at Preston, saying: "He saved our a****!"

Manager Jurgen Klopp has confirmed on a handful of occasions that Kelleher will start Sunday's showpiece at Wembley ahead of usual first-choice Alisson Becker and Lijnders explained just how far the Irishman has come since he joined from Ringmahon Rovers in the summer of 2015.

Speaking earlier this year, Klopp said that did not always envision the Cork-born keeper making the strides he has in recent months, saying: "When I came here there were not all the people in the club who thought, ‘oh yes he will be the next goalkeeper.’"

Lijnders, though, said the keeper's skills were evident at an early age, having coached him during his time in the