Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Karius to start for Liverpool
LORIS Karius will be handed goalkeeping responsibilities for Liverpool’s return to the Champions League against Sevilla but manager Jurgen Klopp insists that is not a slight on Simon Mignolet.
The 24-year-old German surprisingly replaced his counterpart for the 4-0 win over Arsenal last month but Belgium international Mignolet was restored for Saturday’s 5-0 defeat at Manchester City.
Klopp said it was important for both keepers to have pitch ti me t o ensure standards were maintained throughout the season but he refused to label either player as his number-one choice.
“Loris will start, yes, but no it doesn’t mean that he is now No 1),” said the Reds boss.
“Why do we think number one, two, three is fixed until the end of all days?
“I don’t want to bring that in doubt but how can you ask if he’s number one? By the way, it’s not that he shouldn’t be number one. If they train bad they don’t deserve a game, but they both train really well, they keep the level really high.”