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Goalkeepers have never been immune to bizarre injuries.

Who can forget Dave Beasant being put out of action by dropping a salad cream bottle on his toe or Alex Stepney dislocating his jaw while shouting at his own defence?

Liverpool goalkeepers haven’t been immune either.

Reserve goalkeeper Michael Stensgaard infamously managed to dislocate his shoulder while taking his ironing board out at home while Ray Clemence once had to leave the field due to tear gas at the 1980 European Championships.

And now Liverpool have got another bizarre one to add to the list.

The Reds’ young Irish goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher produced a man-of-the-match performance for the under-23s in their 1-0 defeat to Man City last weekend, producing a string of fine, low saves.

But supporters might have been concerned to see the 17-year-old from Cork wandering around Melwood on a crutch this week.

The reason? Well it was all down to a fly as his U23s’ boss Michael Beale explained to the ECHO.

“It’s a strange one,” said Beale. “He had like an abscess on his shin, he just got an infection from a bite. It’s nothing major, it just kept him out of the next few days.

“We thought it would go like a normal bite, unfortunately the flies over at Kirkby must be a bit stronger than the rest of the country!

“He’s just had a reaction to something, nothing major.”

Polish youngster Kamil Grabara has been sharing time with the Cork-born player and kept a clean sheet in yesterday’s 3-0 Premier League Cup victory over Huddersfield at Prenton Park.