Loris Karius will be all over the headlines in Liverpool after his horror moment handed Bournemouth victory at the Vitality.
Ian Wright has told BBC Radio 5 Live that Liverpool should have learned from the shaky displays of Simon Mignolet and signed a more reliable goalkeeper in the summer.
The Belgian shot-stopper had long irked many Reds supporters due to his penchant for dropping crosses and failing to command his area, meaning it was no surprise when Jurgen Klopp brought in an apparent upgrade in Loris Karius this summer.
However, the former Mainz ‘keeper appears every inch a carbon copy of his predecessor, with his calamitous performance in Liverpool’s stunning defeat against Bournemouth on Sunday even causing many fans to demand Mignolet’s return to the line-up.
Karius failed to get down quickly enough to prevent Ryan Fraser from making the scoreline 3-2 and, after Steve Cook had swept in the equaliser, the German spilled the centre-back’s speculative shot in the last minute at the feet of the eternally-grateful Nathan Ake.
The eventual 4-3 defeat means Liverpool fall behind Arsenal and Chelsea in the title race, and Wright says he cannot believe The Reds felt Karius was the man to provide the platform for a title tilt.
“Mignolet came across to Liverpool [after starring for Sunderland] and he was brilliant and I thought ‘he’ll be fine’. But then he continued to make mistakes,” Wright told 606 on BBC Radio 5 Live, broadcast at 6.06pm on 4th December. “And you would think Liverpool would learn.
“I thought Karius would be somebody who would be ready to go. But he is too nervy, he’s apprehensive.”
The dramatic defeat at the Vitality Stadium was only Liverpool’s second of the season in all competitions, with their lack of a secure goalkeeper, or defence as a whole, casting doubt on their ability to last the pace at the top of the table.
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