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Jurgen Klopp 'not concerned' by Loris Karius criticism

Jurgen Klopp attempts to defend goalkeeper Loris Karius following his howler against Bournemouth, saying that he does not care about criticism from former players.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has admitted that keeper Loris Karius left himself open to criticism following a disappointing display in the collapse at Bournemouth.

The German stopper, who joined Liverpool from Mainz 05 in the summer in a deal worth around £5m, let in four goals at the Vitality Stadium as the Reds slipped to a 4-3 defeat.

A late howler in particular, when mishandling a routine save for Nathan Ake to overturn the visitors' two-goal cushion, led to strong comments from Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher post-match.

Carragher claimed that Karius was "nowhere near good enough" on the south coast, but Klopp was quick to back his under-fire keeper following his side's first loss since the opening month of the season.

"No concern. No problem, if you make mistakes you get criticised. That's what happens in life," he told reporters. "If you have quality... I'm sure people criticised Jamie Carragher in his career, if there's a reason I'm not sure.

"If you want to say we're blind, silly, not good enough, do it. It has no influence on what I do to my team. Write it. I won't read it. We missed chances today. Do we have good strikers? Yes we do. The last goal was not easy for a goalkeeper. It says nothing about him as a goalkeeper. It happens. We go on."

Liverpool, who stay third in the Premier League table, return to action next weekend with a home meeting against West Ham United.

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