Liverpool’s Spanish goalkeeper Jose Reina has claimed the Premier League’s golden gloves award for the third season in succession ahead of today’s final game of the season at Tottenham.

Reina has kept more clean sheets than any other goalkeeper in the top flight, and is assured of the title this season with closest rival David James out injured in Portsmouth’s final game of the campaign.

But Reina is more concerned with Liverpool’s overall progress following a campaign that has seen them trophyless for the second season on the trot, while already being assured of fourth spot in the table and Champions League qualification for next term.

“We are growing up as a team, year in and year out,” Reina said. “We need to keep improving all the time because if you do that it gives you an even better chance of winning trophies. But we also need to bring in some more good players like Fernando Torres and Javier Mascherano.

“The most important thing is to keep on making progress so that we can get closer and closer to the sides at the top.

“But for me the job is now done. We have managed to secure fourth place and from a personal point of view I am happy to get the golden gloves.”

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