Tommy Martin: Just when Klopp was losing his grip, along came Caoimhín Kelleher for a hug 

So what? I’m a 22-year-old from Cork, what else would I be doing?

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher after during the Champions League match at Anfield. Picture: Jon Super

Jurgen Klopp needs a hug. Like Frank Sinatra with a cold in the old Gay Talese story, Klopp without hugs is “Picasso without paint, Ferrari without fuel — only worse.” 

So when his young Irish goalkeeper makes his Champions League debut and keeps a clean sheet with a clutch of Hollywood saves and the team are into the last 16 after a week when he’s been in a huff at the world and feeling maybe he’s losing his grip on things a bit… man, that guy is getting a hug.