Freddie Woodman lifts lid on Mohamed Salah request as 'unreal' Liverpool chance emerges

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That's what it feels like and, to be honest, I was just happy to have to get over the line but then to win it the way we did was incredible."Did I ever think I was going to be playing for Liverpool in the Premier League? I thought probably best not to."I just wanted to get the final whistle out of the way!"Afterwards, cameras in the dressing room spotted Liverpool boss Arne Slot congratulating Woodman, who revealed: "He just said that I just worked all season without getting, you know, a lot of credit.

But I'm happy with that."He was just happy for me and for me to shake his hand after the game, realising I felt like I'd done the best I can, is a nice moment because obviously he brought me to this football club."With almost 300 career outings under his belt, Woodman this season has had to adjust from being a regular starter in the Championship to often not even making the bench as third-choice goalkeeper."It's tough," he admitted. When the opportunity came along (from Liverpool) I was a bit unsure whether to do it and as a third-choice I am still learning on the job."I quickly realised that obviously my game time is going to be limited and that I would probably be called upon for 10, 20 minutes, and when that time comes, I just wanted to be prepared."And so the eight months where I'm training, I'm just thinking about those 10 minutes, those 20 minutes where you are nervous, but you can rely on all the preparation that you've done, and that's what I tried to do, really."Being third choice is more important than what I thought coming in.

"No, I spoke to him on Saturday night and he was celebrating a promotion."I just got my head down and prepared for this game as I do every game, which is as if I am playing. "I grew up supporting Palace, I was a ball-boy and played against them in the Carabao Cup (this season)."Hopefully, I want Giorgi to be fine and then Ali, the best goalkeeper in the world, I want him to come back fit.