“I’m really happy with his progress. There is still a lot to come. I’m sure.” Those were Jurgen Klopp’s words exactly three weeks before Loris Karius’ nightmare in Kyiv. Karius had overcome his inauspicious induction at Liverpool and become an important factor behind Jurgen Klopp’s success in 2018.
Karius had reclaimed his place between the sticks from Simon Mignolet and played a starring role as Liverpool lost just three of their final 16 league games to finish fourth. It was his longest run as Liverpool number one since his arrival from FSV Mainz in the summer of 2016.
His early mistakes had manifested itself into a running joke and Klopp was forced to take his fellow countryman out of the firing line.
