Klopp praises Karius after cleansheet on return

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Speaking to Liverpoolfc.com after returning to pre-season training, Klopp said: 'After four days I got a call from Franz Beckenbauer, our Bobby Moore, our biggest football player who is a good friend of mine.

Midfielders Naby Keita and Fabinho have already been secured and are set to make their first appearances in a pre-season friendly at Chester on Saturday. That was, for me, the explanation and I thought: 'OK, come on, we need to check that'.

I thought it was too late, you can not check that. Five days after the final, Loris had 26 of 30 markers for a concussion still. I am sure the other two or three targets they are after will help them be stronger and make the squad stronger and hopefully they can have a right good go at it.

"We don't use it as an excuse, we use it as an explanation", Klopp told the official Liverpool website.

"If Jurgen doesn't think he is capable of bouncing back from that of course he will have to go into the market and get another goalkeeper but Jurgen knows him better than me".

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On top of that, Liverpool are looking to renew his terms after impressing hugely since the start of the calendar year.

"For me, it is 100% the explanation [for his performance]".

'He was influenced by that knock, that is 100 per cent.

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A further six caps followed but now a Championship loan could be in the offing for Woodburn, however Klopp wants to assess his progress and needs some of his younger players during pre-season while some of the club's worldwide stars recover from World Cup duty. If you make a mistake in a Champions League final, it's a mistake you can not change anymore, even if you want to - and we all want to. This news comes from the Liverpool Echo's James Pearce.