Roy Keane has praised Caoimhin Kelleher and says there is a 'real maturity' about the Liverpool goalkeeper.
The 23-year-old was selected to start the FA Cup clash at Anfield and manager Jurgen Klopp has already confirmed he'll start the Carabao Cup final against Chelsea later this month.
Kelleher has made eight appearances so far this season as he remains second choice to Brazilian Alisson Becker.
Former Ireland international, Keane, has praised the shot-stopper's attitude and says he has a 'fantastic temperament'.
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"Apparently when he was younger he started off as an outfield player possibly a striker. He obviously wasn’t very good because they pushed back," Keane told ITV pre-match.
"He’s done very well for himself. Martin [O’Neil] brought him into the senior squad when we were with Ireland and what you’d say about him is he has a fantastic temperament and that’s what you need to be a good goalkeeper particularly at the big clubs.
"He’s done very well, great with his feet, a real maturity about him when he came into the Irish squad when I was there with Martin - a real nice presence about him.
"He wasn’t giddy around the place, his training his attitude was spot on and it’s good to see him get some minutes for Liverpool."
Kelleher as booked early in the second-half against Cardiff for racing out his goal and bringing down Mark Harris.
VAR looked at the challenge to check for a red card, but stuck with the on-field decision of a yellow.
