Requested about that means to place himself second every day, Woodman stated: “It is simple right here. You realize, Mo Salah is coming to you and saying he desires to do additional taking pictures. It is each child’s dream…
“And to construct a relationship with Robbo [Andy Robertson], Curtis [Jones], Cody [Gakpo], Virgil [van Dijk]… I noticed these guys final season as superstars. And also you are available in and also you realise that they are simply regular blokes and so they’re good folks and it has been very nice to construct these relationships.”
After Sunday’s recreation, Liverpool boss Arne Slot praised Woodman, who made one save to disclaim Iliman Ndiaye after approaching.
“He simply stated that I labored all season with out getting a variety of credit score. However I am pleased with that,” Woodman stated.
“He was simply blissful for me and for me to shake his hand after the sport, realising I felt like I might finished one of the best I can, is a pleasant second.”
With Alisson nonetheless out with a hamstring harm and Mamardashvili going through a spell on the sidelines, Woodman appears set to play in opposition to his boyhood membership Crystal Palace at Anfield this weekend.
“It might be unreal, unbelievable, to get one other recreation within the Premier League and for Liverpool,” he stated.
“I grew up supporting Palace, I used to be a ball boy there and performed in opposition to them within the Carabao Cup [this season]. I need Giorgi to be superb after which Ali, one of the best goalkeeper on the earth, to come back again match.
“We’ll see what occurs on Saturday. I’ll simply go about my stuff this week and put together as if I’m taking part in.”
Woodman’s top-flight debut for Liverpool capped an excellent weekend for his household, along with his father Andy – a former goalkeeper, who now manages Bromley – celebrating promotion to League One for the primary time in membership historical past on Saturday.
“I used to be really having fun with this Merseyside derby on the new stadium after which I used to be chucked into it on the deep finish, so it was a very good weekend for [my] household,” Woodman stated.
“Yeah, it was slightly nerve-racking. However the nerves gas you to need to do properly and to not let folks down.
“You come on and you concentrate on the eight months which have gone previous the place you’ve got labored daily for this one second. While you’re known as upon, you simply need to be dependable.
“That is what it appears like and to be trustworthy, I used to be blissful to recover from the road however then to win it the way in which we did [with Van Dijk’s 100th-minute header] was unbelievable.”
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