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Loris Karius relishing second chance in his career at Newcastle as he pushes Nick Pope for the gloves and tries to lay the ghosts of his 2018 Champions League final horror show for Liverpool to rest at last

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Loris Karius has no real grasp of the last time he played a first-team match.

He is shaking his head and bending his lip as he is told it was about 21 months ago. 'Probably longer?' he ventures. 'It's been a while. It's not been easy.'

And the reason? One night in Kyiv in the Champions League final of 2018 was supposed to mark the high tide of the goalkeeper's rise.

Loris Karius is trying to get his career back on track at Newcastle after a difficult few seasons
The German was man of the match in Newcastle's friendly win over Saudi Arabians Al-Hilal

Instead, after his two mistakes led to Real Madrid goals in a 3-1 defeat for Liverpool, it precipitated the fall.