Requested about that capability to place himself second every day, Woodman mentioned: “It is easy right here. You recognize, Mo Salah is coming to you and saying he needs to do additional capturing. 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 and also you realise that they are simply regular blokes they usually’re good individuals and it has been very nice to construct these relationships.”
After Sunday’s sport, Liverpool boss Arne Slot praised Woodman, who made one save to disclaim Iliman Ndiaye after approaching.
“He simply mentioned that I labored all season with out getting a whole lot of credit score. However I am pleased with that,” Woodman mentioned.
“He was simply completely satisfied for me and for me to shake his hand after the sport, realising I felt like I would finished the very 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 seems to be set to play towards his boyhood membership Crystal Palace at Anfield this weekend.
“It could be unreal, unbelievable, to get one other sport within the Premier League and for Liverpool,” he mentioned.
“I grew up supporting Palace, I used to be a ball boy there and performed towards them within the Carabao Cup [this season]. I would like Giorgi to be superb after which Ali, the very best goalkeeper on the earth, to return 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 truly 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 mentioned.
“Yeah, it was a little bit nerve-racking. However the nerves gasoline you to need to do effectively and to not let individuals 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. Whenever you’re known as upon, you simply need to be dependable.
“That is what it appears like and to be sincere, I used to be completely satisfied to recover from the road however then to win it the best way we did [with Van Dijk’s 100th-minute header] was unbelievable.”
