Irish teenager Caoimhin Kelleher keeps clean sheet against Manchester United

Manchester United failed to score on Caoimhin Kelleher on Saturday night.

Republic of Ireland teenager Caoimhin Kelleher represented himself well in Liverpool's win against Manchester United in the International Champions Cup. The Cork native was handed the opportunity after Loris Karius, the senior goalkeeper on tour, missed training on Friday. Jurgen Klopp has confirmed to the club's official website that the German would miss the United game due to a knock he picked up on tour.

"Loris has a little tendon problem in the knee. Nothing ruptured or something like that; it’s more that it’s inflamed so we’ll have to see how that settles. It’s not a big thing, but it’s likely he will not play tomorrow." "The two young boys will feature. It was nice for Caoimhin the other night, and [now] Kamil will have an opportunity as well so it’s good."

So, Liverpool Academy shot-stopper Kamil Grabara started between the posts. Kelleher, who already featured in friendlies against Blackburn and Manchester City, was named on the bench. https://twitter.com/SportsJOEdotie/status/1023343886704562177

Hammering

Jurgen Klopp's team ran out 4-1 victors thanks to goals from Sadio Mané, Daniel Sturridge, Sheyi Ojo and a phenomenal acrobatic effort from new signing Xherdan Shaqiri. Andreas Pereira scored United's goal. The young Brazilian found the net with a sublime that left Grabara in no man's land. Kelleher came on for the Reds at half-time. Although he didn't have much to do, he didn't buckle under the pressure. He did his job perfectly. When he was called upon, he did not disappoint. Unlike Grabara, the Red Devils were not able to find a way past him. The young Irishman's performance received exclusively positive reviews from fans tuning in. https://twitter.com/LuckyLukeXO/status/1023347579218681856 https://twitter.com/Distillerymad/status/1023347193707749376 https://twitter.com/MooneyRonan/status/1023347081086418945 https://twitter.com/torban69/status/1023342437559873536 https://twitter.com/Postman_Paddy/status/1023333061977677831 It may only be a preseason game, but Kelleher should take a lot of confidence from that performance. It's a shame he wasn't tested more, but he did as well as could be expected. His future appears to be very bright.