Talk about timing! Just as plenty of pundits were making a case for Caoimhin Kelleher to continue as Liverpool's starting goalkeeper, the Irishman cost his side victory in an absorbing 3-3 draw with Newcastle on Wednesday.
The Reds were unusually ragged for most of the game, and their shot-stopper had actually played his part in keeping them in the game during a dreadful first half. As it was, they only went in trailing at the interval to a stunning strike from Alexander Isak.
The second half was all about Mohamed Salah, who set up Curtis Jones for one equaliser, and then scored another himself from a Trent Alexander-Arnold assist after Anthony Gordon had put Newcastle back in front. Salah and Alexander-Arnold combined again for what looked like the winner with just seven minutes remaining, but then Kelleher inexplicably decided to leave a Bruno Guimaraes free-kick, and that allowed Fabian Schar to steal in to score.
GOAL rates all of the Reds on show as Salah's heroics were ultimately overshadowed by the most ill-timed of errors from Kelleher, who cost his Premier League-leading side two precious points - and just before Alisson Becker's return from injury...
