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Kelleher Calls Criticism of Liverpool Unfair After Diogo Jota’s Death

The ex-Liverpool goalkeeper now at Brentford urges viewing this season through the squad’s ongoing grief for Jota.

Overview

  • In an interview with The Independent, Caoimhin Kelleher said this campaign is not important from a football perspective and that attention should be on players’ personal and mental wellbeing.
  • Liverpool are sixth in the Premier League with seven defeats, facing further scrutiny before this weekend’s match against Manchester City.
  • Kelleher left Anfield for Brentford in the summer in an £18m move after a decade with Liverpool’s first team setup.
  • The club retired Diogo Jota’s No.20 shirt as a tribute after the forward died in a July car accident alongside his brother Andre Silva.
  • Manager Arne Slot said in November that the effect of Jota’s death on results cannot be measured and would not be used as an excuse.