Loris Karius. Mention that name to any Liverpool fan and watch them cringe. The German goalkeeper was the biggest culprit for the Reds’ 2018 Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid. It was also his last match for the Anfield club. That man never played at the highest level again – but he’ll play in the Carabao Cup final this weekend.Although the Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe refused to confirm that the 29-year-old goalie would start against Manchester United at Wembley, he revealed that he spoke with the German on Saturday night following Nick Pope’s dismissal against Liverpool.Real Madrid 3-1 Liverpool in 2018 was Loris Karius last competitive match for an English side. Looks like he will be in goal for Newcastle against Manchester United in the Carabao Cup final. pic.twitter.com/EOslNSSmhp— Kyama (@Elijahkyama_) February 18, 2023 Karius and Mark Gillespie, the former Newcastle academy goalkeeper, are the only two shot-stoppers available to Howe. Pope is suspended, and his deputy Martin Dubravka is cup-tied, having represented Manchester United during a loan spell earlier this season.The perfect storm of insane timing, suspensions and competition rules means that Liverpool’s villain will be given a chance to rewrite his biography at Wembley Stadium. Howe is backing the German goalie to change the narrative of his career.”It would be a magnificent chance for him to rewrite the story of his career. There have been loads of stories through the times in football where these things have happened, and there’s been a really positive outcome or not. We can’t predict what that will be. As soon as it happened, it was almost that feeling that there’s another story in Karius’ career. There’s another page or chapter to write, and who knows what that chapter will look like? That’s the beauty of football. We never know what is going to happen. This unpredictability is what makes it such an amazing thing to watch.”##NAJAVA_MECA_7041504##After Liverpool broke the world record transfer fee for a goalkeeper by signing Alisson Becker, Karius was loaned out to Turkish side Besiktas. He spent two seasons there, making 65 appearances, but could not cut out the blunders. Karius terminated his loan in Istanbul in 2020 after a pay dispute.Still on Liverpool’s books but with no prospect of any game time, in September 2020, Karius returned to Germany on loan with Union Berlin. But he conceded three goals on his debut as his new side were dumped out of the German Cup by second-division Paderborn. Karius made just four more appearances, with his last competitive match coming in a 1-1 draw with Hoffenheim on 20 February 2021.🗣 “He’s in a good place and he’s ready to play.” ✅Eddie Howe is confident that goalkeeper Loris Karius has put moments like the 2018 Champions League final behind him pic.twitter.com/mc8lSkR0ec— Football Daily (@footballdaily) February 21, 2023 In short, Karius hasn’t played a competitive game for two years – and now he’s expected to have a great match against Manchester United in a cup final.Life moves in mysterious ways, doesn’t it?
