Liverpool goalkeeper Jose Reina is the proud winner of Premier League’s golden gloves award for the third consecutive season.

The Spaniard has been successful in maintaining the highest number of clean sheets than any other Premiership custodian this season, ahead of Reds’ final game of the season at Tottenham today.

The 25-year-old has 17 clean sheets from 37 Premier League games this season, which is one more than Portsmouth’s England keeper David James, who has been however ruled out of this weekend’s fixture against Fulham with a calf injury.

“I will be looking to keep another clean sheet at Spurs because that would mean we will get at least a draw,” Reina is quoted as saying in the Liverpool Daily Post.

“That is always important. If you do not concede a goal then it gives you a better chance of winning games, so if the defence and the goalkeeper can do their jobs it makes it easier for the attacking players to do theirs.

“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.”

“Of course I can get better. Every player can improve and no-one should ever think they can no longer get any better,” he added.

“You have to keep on working hard every day in training and in matches and if you do that then you have a chance to become the very best player you possibly can.

“That is the same for everyone in football and I am no different. I know there are things I can improve upon and I will continue to work hard so I can try to become better.”