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Aaron Stokes

Eddie Howe's Newcastle United the perfect place for Loris Karius to recover from Liverpool nightmare

From the Champions League final to being thrust on the scrapheap in the space of four years - Loris Karius' career has been one of extreme highs and punishing lows. The former Liverpool stopper has endured every footballer's worst nightmare in recent years after one disastrous 90 minutes of football.

Jurgen Klopp opted to pick the 29-year-old stopper in between the sticks as Liverpool faced Real Madrid in the 2018 Champions League final, with the German goalkeeper enduring the worst night of his career in the process.

From handing Karim Benzema the easiest of goals with a poorly-judged throw, to dropping Gareth Bale's long-range effort into his own goal, Karius' tears were on display for everyone to see inside the Olimpiyskiy Stadium after the full-time whistle and Liverpool's 3-1 defeat.

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