Kelleher to miss Liverpool curtain raiser due to groin strain 

SETBACK: Caoimhín Kelleher. Photo by Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

An injury sustained while playing for Ireland last month has prevented Caoimhín Kelleher deputising for fellow casualty Alisson in Liverpool’s Community Shield clash against Manchester City on Saturday.

Mystery surrounded the Corkman’s absence from the Reds’ pre-season games and but it has emerged that a groin strain has kept him sidelined.