'We need a strong number two' - Klopp says Liverpool have no interest in loaning Kelleher

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp confirmed that the club have no intention of sending Coaimhin Kelleher on loan in the wake of the Cork goalkeeper's central role in their Carabao Cup win over Chelsea.

Second-choice goalkeeper Kelleher was the hero at Wembley as he scored the winning penalty. He will be taken out of the limelight for the FA Cup fifth-round visit of Norwich after a gruelling 120 minutes against Chelsea, with first-choice Alisson Becker coming in.

However, the longer-term plan is to keep hold of the 23-year-old Republic of Ireland international so he can continue to learn from his team-mate.

"There's absolutely no intention to sell him or something like that or give him a loan. Not at all," added Klopp. "We need a strong number two. Winning a trophy, will that help? You'll have to ask Caoimh that. "But he has here a long-term contract and we have a long-term plan with him, but of course we want to help the boy as well become the best version of himself. "Maybe there is a year he will have to go on loan, I'm not sure it will be next year or maybe a year later. "But you need the quality we have here and we get weaker if he wants to go somewhere."

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp believes state-of-the-art neuroscience helped his team win the Carabao Cup and will continue to play a part as they chase an unprecedented quadruple. A record ninth League Cup was secured at Wembley after a goalless 120 minutes was resolved with an 11-10 penalty shoot-out victory. Klopp engaged the services of German company neuro11 a couple of years ago to implement its mental-strength training methods within his squad. The Reds boss famously called his squad "mentality monsters" during their epic title tussle with Manchester City in