The Reds have had an impressive month, winning 0-2 away at West Brom (01/04), 0-1 at Blackburn (16/01), and beating both Bolton and Aston Villa at home, 1-0 (09/04) and
3-1 (29/04) respectively, with Gerrard scoring twice against David O’Leary’s men and leading from the front throughout April.

Keeper Pepe Reina, who joined Liverpool in July last year kept an impressive 20 clean sheets, more than Edwin Van der Sar (18) and last year’s Golden Glove winner Petr Cech (17). Brad Friedel of Blackburn and Jens Lehman of Arsenal (both 16) completed the top five.

Liverpool enjoyed a highly encouraging season, reaching the Champions League quarter
final, the FA Cup Final and clinching third place in the Barclays Premiership with 82 points.

Barclays Sponsorship Director Matt Appleby said: “To win the Golden Glove in his first Barclays Premiership campaign, and at such a young age, shows Pepe Reina’s potential. He has used this season as a springboard onto the international scene and has seen off the challenge of some world-class players to keep the most clean sheets.

Reina has been part of an outstanding Liverpool defence that will surely build on their success to make a serious challenge for the title. Steven Gerrard has also had a great season, hitting the peak of his form in April. Both are deserved Barclays Award winners.”

Player Factfiles:

Barclays Golden Glove Winner: Pepe Reina

* Pepe Reina was born on 31/8/82 in Madrid.
* Reina signed for Liverpool in July 2005 from Villarreal for £6 million.
* This season he has made 33 league appearances, taking over from Champions
League hero Jerzy Dudek.
* Reina now holds the Liverpool club record for successive clean sheets in
the Premiership era, surpassing David James’ five games in a row in the
1996/97 season.
* Hailed as ‘the best goalkeeper in Spain’ by Rafael Benitez following his
arrival at Anfield, Reina began his career with Barcelona and made his debut
for the Catalan side at the age of 18, also playing against Liverpool in the
2001 UEFA Cup semi-final.

Barclays Player of the Month for April: Steven Gerrard

* Steven Gerrard has made 32 league appearances for Liverpool this season
and scored 10 goals
* A boyhood Liverpool fan and former YTS trainee, Gerrard made his full club
debut in November 1998 against Blackburn Rovers
* Gerrard was first made club captain in October 2003
* He made his England debut against Ukraine on May 31, 2000 and now has 40
international caps with 6 goals