Klopp: "Newcastle can rely on Karius"

Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp commented on the removal of Newcastle goalkeeper Nick Pope (2:0) in the match of the 24th round of the English Championship.

The first number "forty" will not be able to participate in the final of the English League Cup against Manchester United, which will be held on February 26. With second-choice goalkeeper Martin Dubravka having made several appearances for the Red Devils in the current campaign, Loris Karius will have to defend Newcastle's goal at Wembley in what will be his debut for Eddie Howe's side.

"Obviously, Nick Pope was unlucky at the moment with the dismissal. Karius can be relied upon. I have no doubt that he is a great goalkeeper. That's why Newcastle signed him," Klopp was quoted as saying by the Daily Mail.

We will remind that the last match of Karius for "Liverpool" was a match against "Real" (1:3) in the final of the Champions League in 2018.