In the Carabao Cup final between Manchester United and Newcastle, Loris Karius will make his first appearance in English football in almost five years.
The German looked destined for the top when, aged 23, he signed for Liverpool in the summer of 2016. It was hoped that he’d be their first-choice goalkeeper for the foreseeable future. That didn’t work out, though, and he slipped into football obscurity.
Here’s the full story of what exactly happened to him during his first spell on English shores.
Karius joined Liverpool in the summer of 2016, being signed from Bundesliga side Mainz for a…