The goalkeeper’s dramatic winner at West Brom two seasons ago rescued Liverpool’s top-four bid. Now, the Brazilian is keeping the Reds alive in more conventional fashion
Town extended their winning run to six in a row and their clean sheet record to seven matches and 686 minutes as goals from George Hirst and Massimo Luongo saw the Blues to a 2-0 victory over Shrewsbury at Portman Road. Hirst nodded his first home goal for the club on the quarter-hour with Luongo sealing the three points with his first since rejoining the club six minutes after the break.
Town face Blackburn Rovers at Portman Road on Saturday afternoon looking for their first win of 2017 and hoping to emulate their performance at Ewood Park in October, which manager Mick McCarthy felt deserved more than a 0-0 draw.