Alisson returned to Liverpool’s starting XI on Sunday after missing eight Premier League matches with a hamstring injury that threatened to derail his season – but the blessing in disguise was the form of No 2 keeper Caoimhin Kelleher.
The Irishman was subject to strong interest from Nottingham Forest in the last days of the January transfer window but Liverpool turned down the relegation-threatened club’s approaches. Forest boss Nuno Espirito Santo is keen to re-explore signing Kelleher, though.
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