Liverpool fans can’t get enough of this unusual Loris Karius goal-kick v Leicester

Posted By: Charles Adam Taylor December 31, 2017

Simon Mignolet retained his place in Liverpool’s starting line-up for the 5-0 win over Swansea City on Boxing Day, despite his shocking performance against Arsenal four days earlier.

However, the Belgian goalkeeper was named on the substitutes’ bench for this afternoon’s clash against Leicester City, with Jurgen Klopp deploying Loris Karius instead.

“[It is] rotation, simple as that, because we play today and we play again in 48 hours [against Burnley],” Klopp told Liverpool’s official website. “I was always clear about that; if we can do it, if all are fit, we will not play the same goalkeeper in all these games. That’s it.”

Karius, however, found himself picking the ball out of his net after just three minutes.

Some poor defending allowed Jamie Vardy to put Leicester 1-0 up early on; however, Mohamed Salah’s second-half brace earned all three points for the hosts.

It was a huge result for Liverpool, who now find themselves just three points behind third-placed Manchester United. Jose Mourinho’s side were held to a 0-0 draw against Southampton at Old Trafford this evening.

KARIUS IMPRESSES LIVERPOOL FANS WITH UNORTHODOX GOAL-KICK
Klopp’s men were desperate to protect their narrow one-goal lead in the final minutes of the match and there was one moment from Karius which impressed Liverpool fans on Twitter.

The 24-year-old produced a rather unorthodox free-kick which supporters are convinced was entirely deliberate.

Instead of booting the ball as far as possible, Karius appeared to pick out left-back Andrew Robertson with a low pass.

Full marks to the former Germany Under-21 international if he meant it.

Watch Karius’s goal-kick here…

Now let’s check out the reaction on social media…

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