Bernd Leno has been nominated for the Premier League’s Castrol Save of the Month award.
It was the second of his double save in our 2-2 draw with Bournemouth in the middle of October.
After keeping out Jefferson Lerma’s initial effort from a corner, Leno got to his feet quickly to put himself in a position to push over Adam Smith’s header from just four yards out.
Speaking about the remarkable reflex save, Leno said: “It came across after a corner to the back post, short distance, low, I could only parry the ball.
“Then the second ball came and I behaved a little bit like a handball goalkeeper! It was a reflex, instinctive save.
“Even when I touched it, I wasn’t sure where the ball was. When I saw it was behind the goal I was very happy because it was 2-1 for Bournemouth. I think if it was 3-1 it would be very difficult to come back, so I was very happy to save that.”
His competition comes from Kepa Arrizabalaga (versus Aston Villa), Ederson (versus Liverpool), Hugo Lloris (versus Manchester United), Dean Henderson (versus Liverpool), and David De Gea (versus Manchester United).
Voting closes at 12pm on Monday, and the winner will be announced at 2pm on Friday 11th November.
