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Kelleher, Phillips and Williams receive Premier League Debut Ball

Goalkeeper Kelleher stepped in for his maiden league appearance when Wolverhampton Wanderers were beaten 4-0 in December.

Phillips’ debut in the division came back in October, when the centre-half started the 2-1 victory over West Ham United at Anfield.

Williams, meanwhile, was handed a first Premier League opportunity by Jürgen Klopp when he featured throughout the 2-1 home win against Tottenham Hotspur.

And the Academy graduates’ achievements were recently recognised by the Premier League as they received a commemorative Debut Ball apiece at the AXA Training Centre.

Introduced in 2015-16, the memento is given to all homegrown debutants who were developed at the academy of a club in English football for three years or more at the time of their first appearance.