EFL Cup: Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has 'no doubts' Loris Karius will handle occasion against Manchester United

Newcastle goalkeeper Loris Karius has the full support and faith of his manager Eddie Howe as the North East side prepare for the EFL Cup final in the absence of Nick Pope. Pope was sent off in the 2-0 defeat to Liverpool, ruling him out of this Sunday’s game against Manchester United, as Newcastle bid to end a 68-year wait for a trophy. Ad Second-choice keeper Martin Dubravka is cup-tied having already played in the competition for Manchester United earlier in the campaign, while third-in-line Karl Darlow is on loan at Hull.

FootballKarius has no 'bad blood' with Klopp over Liverpool exit14/12/2022 AT 22:14 Karius, who hasn’t played a competitive game of football in February 2021 for Union Berlin against Hoffenheim in the Bundesliga, is likely to get the nod over fellow reserve goalkeeper Mark Gillespie. In his last stint in English football, Karius made the headlines for the wrong reasons when he made two mistakes in Liverpool’s 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid in the 2018 Champions League final. “In my experience Loris has been very calm, passionate about his work, passionate about goalkeeping, wants to do well, but he has that calmness and confidence that gives you a lot of belief that he'll be fine," said Howe, per The Northern Echo.

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