Kelleher will start his third Carabao Cup final for Liverpool and playing a key role in the victories against Chelsea in 2022 and 2024

Caoimhín Kelleher will have another Wembley outing to add to his CV after Arne Slot named the Corkman to start in goal for Liverpool’s Carabao Cup final meeting with Newcastle.

Arne Slot has explained why Caoimhin Kelleher has been given the nod over Alisson for the Carabao Cup final against Newcastle. The Dutchman has made just two changes from the Liverpool team that lined up against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday,

ECHO writers debate which goalkeeper between Alisson Becker and Caoimhin Kelleher should start for Liverpool against Newcastle in the Carabao Cup final

Caoimhin Kelleher starts his third League Cup final after Arne Slot elected to choose the Irishman over Alisson, and the Liverpool boss has now explained why. The Carabao Cup has been Kelleher’s opportunity for game time for a number of seasons now, first with Jurgen Klopp and more recently under Slot.

Arne Slot hinted that Alisson will start against Newcastle United at Wembley, rather than Caoimhin Kelleher, a hero of Liverpool ’s last two Carabao Cup final wins. The Liverpool head coach was yet to tell the two goalkeepers who will play and who will be on the bench on Sunday (16 March).

Arne Slot Hints at Liverpool’s Carabao Cup Final Goalkeeper DecisionAlisson Becker Likely to Start Over Caoimhin KelleherArne Slot has strongly suggested that Alisson Becker will get the nod over

Liverpool will be looking to retain the Carabao Cup when they take on Newcastle at Wembley on Sunday afternoon, with Caoimhin Kelleher starting in goal instead of Alisson Becker