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03rd Jul 2018

Loris Karius receives amazing reaction as he returns to Liverpool

Jurgen Klopp wanted to assess Karius' mental state on the first day of preseason training

Darragh Murphy

Jurgen Klopp wanted to spend the first day of Liverpool’s preseason assessing the mental state of goalkeeper Loris Karius.

According to a report in the Times, Klopp made it one of his priorities to carefully monitor Karius on Monday and decide whether the German ‘keeper had overcome the nightmare he endured during May’s Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid.

Karius made two horrific errors in Kiev as Real Madrid ran out 3-1 winners, claiming their third consecutive Champions League trophy.

The Reds stopper hadn’t posted to social media since the day after the game as he came to terms with his performance during his break from club action.

But Karius was back on Instagram and Twitter on Monday afternoon with a smile on his face and the reaction of Liverpool supporters will certainly make him feel an awful lot better about himself.

Scans following the Champions League final revealed that Karius had suffered a concussion prior to his pair of mistakes.

The German stopper was floored in a collision with Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos shortly after half-time and, moments later, conceded the first goal of the game when he threw the ball against Karim Benzema and it rebounded into the back of the net.

Karius was also at fault for Real’s third goal of the game, as he failed to deal with a long-range strike from Gareth Bale that should have been caught comfortably.

Liverpool have been linked with a move for a new goalkeeper this summer, with Roma’s Alisson Becker believed to be Klopp’s top target but that pursuit has lost momentum in recent weeks and it’s reported that Karius could be handed a lifeline and remain the club’s No 1 next season.