David James, Loris Karius, Alisson Becker, LiverpoolGetty

Alisson, Karius, James & Liverpool’s sorry history of goalkeeping howlers

It is often said that goalkeepers are wired a little differently to your average footballer.

Life between the sticks can be lonely and unforgiving, with a special kind of character required to pull on a pair of gloves.

As the last line of defence, a tightrope between praise and scorn is walked each and every time said individuals take to the field.

Those to have graced the books at Liverpool during the Premier League era know that better than most, with the Reds boasting an unfortunate history when it comes to costly clangers.

With the club’s most recent outing seeing them add another entry to that list, Goal casts an eye over some of the performances from recent memory that those at Anfield would rather forget.

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