Caoimhin Kelleher dismisses England injury worries as Liverpool star eyes Wembley hat-trick

Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher is acceptable to commencement successful extremity for Republic of Ireland astatine Wembley erstwhile they look England successful the Nations League

Republic of Ireland and Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher has dismissed immoderate conception of England's injuries diminishing their prime up of his side's clash against the Three Lions.

England and Ireland conscionable successful the Nations League this weekend, with some teams coming disconnected victories against Greece and Finland respectively. Interim manager Lee Carsley saw nine players propulsion out of his squad earlier Ollie Watkins and Curtis Jones helped secured a 3-0 win.

Kelleher, meanwhile, saved a punishment arsenic Ireland prevailed successful a 1-0 triumph acknowledgment to Evan Ferguson's strike. The Wembley fixture volition spot England anticipation to onshore Nations League promotion arsenic they presently beryllium apical of League B Group 2, level connected points with Greece and six up of Ireland.

The Reds' shotstopper hopes to find occurrence successful London, having already tasted Carabao Cup glory doubly astatine England's nationalist stadium. "I’ve 2 Cup wins determination truthful hopefully different blessed 1 connected Sunday,” said Kelleher.

"We cognize what to expect. They’ll beryllium quality. There’s a batch of players missing, but they’ve a batch of spot successful extent and a batch of spot successful extent successful their squad arsenic well.

"We request to retrieve due to the fact that we’ve to spell again successful 3 days. But we’ll beryllium acceptable for them.”

"We cognize we tin amended connected things and it’s large absorption successful England," helium added. "Any England versus Ireland crippled is large and we’ll decidedly beryllium up for it. We’ll look astatine the crippled to spot what we could person done better, what we request to amended connected and get ready."

Kelleher was funny successful departing Liverpool successful the summertime to find archetypal squad football. A transportation did not travel to fruition and the Irishman remains astatine Anfield but has erstwhile again recovered himself guarding Liverpool's extremity with Alisson Becker retired injured.

The 25-year-old has kept 4 cleanable sheets successful 8 nine outings this term. Kelleher believes helium has been capable to physique momentum.

“It’s looking bully astatine the moment. That tally of games is precise important, keeping that bushed is good. I’m blessed to beryllium getting a accidental to amusement everyone the levels I tin play at.

“It’s communal sense. If I’m playing week in, week out, I’m going to beryllium coming successful much match-sharp and ready. There’s assurance from playing week in, week out.”

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