Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher appreciates the opportunity the Carabao Cup has given him.

The Republic of Ireland international, in his first appearance since scoring the winning goal to clinch the Cup at Wembley in February, was the key figure again as he saved three spot-kicks in a 3-2 shoot-out win after 90 goalless minutes against League One Derby.

“I've always said, I think this cup has given me a lot of opportunities so every time I play, I always want to get through to the next round to give me another opportunity to play," he told liverpoolfc.com.

“I approach every day like I'm going to play. I have to be ready to play – anything can happen anytime.

“I've trained with the goalie group every day, it's a really good group to work with so I enjoy going in every day and trying to work hard.

“At the same time as well it's difficult not getting the games, but like I say the more we do well in cup competitions like this the more game time I can hopefully get.

“I think you saw a lot of young players getting their chance – so the more times we can win in this competition the further we can get and the more game time for the younger players as well. That's always a plus."