Caoimhin Kelleher has been urged to leave Liverpool.

The goalkeeper remains with the Reds despite being linked with a move away over the summer.

McAteer told BoyleSports: "He's played his part. He was the hero in the League Cup final, he's had some great moments with the club. But for me football is about playing football.

"You don't want to go through your career where you've sat on a bench and get to the later stages of your career wanting the opportunity to go and play. His time is now.

"He is sitting behind arguably the best keeper in the world. So in all honesty, he's not going to play. He's going to nick the old game in the League Cup, maybe the Europa League, but that's not enough football.

"The other thing as well, it's harming and detrimental towards his international career. He's missing out. He's going to look back in years to come and go, 'I've missed out on these years'.

"His time is to go now, it's time to move on. Whether they couldn't get anyone in to replace him I don't know, and for Liverpool, what a No.2 have.

"But Caoimhin, he's got to be selfish and think, 'it's just not my time here to play'. He can move to another team in the Premier League, no problem. Playing week in week out, I'm sure he would nail down the first team position with Ireland."