Keeper accidentally punched Dejan Lovren vs Chelsea
New Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius is facing 8-10 weeks out injured after breaking his hand in Liverpool’s 1-0 defeat to Chelsea in Pasadena on Thursday.
The goalkeeper was trying to defend a corner but instead found his own defender, Dejan Lovren, with the punch, and is now likely to fly home for scans and treatment.
Karius was brought in as competition for established number one Simon Mignolet and there was a realistic chance he would have started the Reds’ opening match of the Premier League season at Arsenal on August 14.
Karius turned down a place in Germany’s Olympic squad in order to fight for a starting place at his new club.
Fellow new signing Alex Manninger, a veteran signed from Augsburg on a free transfer, will now deputise for Mignolet for the start of the campaign.
By Ben Kelly – @benkelly_10
