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At another club, against another goalkeeper, Kelleher may well have hoped four clean sheets in eight games may have been enough to keep his place.

That could drop Kelleher, who joined the club aged 16 from Cork side Ringmahon Rangers, to third choice.

"The club's made that decision to get another goalkeeper and from the outside looking in, it looks like they've made a decision to go in a different direction."

Kelleher is older than incoming Reds keeper Mamardashvili, who has played 178 club matches, and even Italy's Gianluigi Donnarumma - who has played 402 times for AC Milan and Paris St-Germain.

Kelleher has the club record for penalty shootout saves as well - stopping six kicks in four Carabao Cup shootouts.