Jurgen Klopp is about to pull off a real masterstroke for Liverpool in Carabao Cup final – TBR View

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Liverpool are just one game away from landing the first major trophy of the 2021-22 campaign.

The Reds have reached the Carabao Cup final and will be taking on Chelsea at Wembley on Sunday.

Liverpool have impressed in recent years on the silverware front, but haven’t won the League Cup since 2012.

And ahead of the game, Jurgen Klopp has already confirmed he’ll be making a bold decision.

Namely, that Caoimhin Kelleher will be starting in goal for Liverpool.

“As always, if it works out, then it’s all about Caoimh,” the Liverpool Echo quotes the Reds boss as saying.

“If it doesn’t work out, then it’s all about me. It’s as easy as that, and I take it.

“It’s just a thing we have to do because of the quality Caoimh has.

“We want to keep him as long as somehow possible, knowing that, from our point of view, the best goalkeeper in the world is our number one.

“Caoimh is an exceptional goalkeeper and we want to keep him here. And for that, he needs games.

“These games are his competition, and there’s no chance of him not playing.”

Kelleher has made three appearances in the Carabao Cup this season, including in the semi-final second leg.

And in confirming the 23-year-old will play, Klopp is really pulling off a significant masterstroke.

Kelleher is a young goalkeeper of the highest calibre, who has experience at Premier League and Champions League level too.

But more than that, it’ll give confidence to Kelleher as well as youngsters coming through the ranks at – or thinking of joining – Liverpool.

They will know that, under Klopp, they’ll get chances.

So many times, Premier League clubs have been cautious with young talent in big occasions.

But Klopp has never shied away from giving such players a chance, and it’s reaped plenty of dividends.

Look at the likes of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Curtis Jones, Harvey Elliott and so on.