Former Pres student and Liverpool goalkeeper Caoimhín Kelleher could not stop smiling after his heroics in the penalty shoot-out played a pivotal role in Liverpool's remarkable Carabao Cup win against Arsenal.

Ireland under-21 keeper, Caoimhin, paved the way to the climax of a remarkable night at Anfield as he saved Dani Ceballos' penalty in the shoot-out after a 5-5 draw in a dramatic game at Anfield.

The young Blackrock man was the toast of the Liverpool team as he helped his side into the quarter-finals and he admitted the advice from his team-mates and the Liverpool coaching staff inspired him to make the match-winning save.

"As soon as the final whistle went, all the focus was on trying to save in the shootout,” the goalkeeper told Liverpoolfc.com.

"Some of the lads and the coaches said to me, 'You've nothing to lose, just try to be the hero'. And luckily I did it in the end.

It was a bit of a whirlwind. I'm obviously happy but it's just hard to sum it up at the moment. It has all gone by quite quickly. It's just unreal, to be honest.

"We have a never-say-die attitude and we showed that once again, coming from behind on a few occasions. It just goes right through the whole squad that we'll never give up.

"It was unbelievable tonight. Once you hear fans singing You'll Never Walk Alone and you're actually playing, it's quite surreal. It's just an unreal feeling. It's class."

Caoimhin’s many supporters in Pres take understandable delight in his achievements to date and look forward to seeing his continuing development in the coming months.