Alisson & Ederson make history as Liverpool & Manchester City shot-stoppers win 2021/22 Golden Glove
The race for the 2021/22 Premier League Golden Glove would go down to the final day.
As has become the norm, the fight for the Golden Glove was contested between two Brazilian greats.
Alisson would win the award in 2018/19, keeping 21 clean sheets for Liverpool. Ederson, meanwhile, has since claimed the award in the previous two campaigns.
2019/20 saw Ederson keep 16 clean sheets with the Manchester City man bettering that tally by three a year late.
And, in 2021/22, Ederson and Alisson headed into the final gameweek both having kept an impressive 20 clean sheets across the Premier League season.
Liverpool and Alisson would face Wolves on the final day whilst Manchester City took on Villa.
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And when all was said and done, the Golden Glove had to be shared between both sides.
Alisson’s attempt at earning a 21st clean sheet this season went out the window after less than three minutes vs Wolves thanks to a mistake from Ibrahima Konate:
That wasn’t in the script! 📃
Wolves have given Liverpool a mountain to climb 🏔️ pic.twitter.com/I83bRY3qGB
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) May 22, 2022
As for Ederson, he conceded to a Maty Cash header after just 38 minutes on Sunday. This means that both Alisson and Ederson are the 2021/22 Golden Glove winner.
