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18th Jul 2016

Loris Karius responds perfectly after being mocked for mistake at Wigan

Thick skin

Simon Lloyd

Loris Karius is, according to the majority of those that know anything about his performance in a preseason friendly against Wigan Athletic at the weekend, the worst goalkeeper ever seen.

The German, signed by Liverpool from Mainz a few weeks back, was widely mocked for nearly costing his side a completely meaningless goal at the DW Stadium on Sunday afternoon.

Taking his eye off a rolled pass in his direction, the 23-year-old let the ball trickle underneath his studs, and had to hurl himself in front of a Wigan forward to deny a certain goal for the Championship side.

Within minutes, footage of his error was doing the rounds on Twitter – prompting a barrage of piss-takery from viewers far and wide.

But young Loris has got thick skin.

Hours later, he reflected on his outing for his new club (in which he kept a clean sheet in a 2-0 win) and was even able to see the funny side – acknowledging that he ‘stole the show’ in the match at Wigan.

Good on you, Loris… although Liverpool supporters will hope that you’ve got your ‘show-stealing’ antics out of the way by the time the serious stuff kicks off in a few weeks from now.

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