5 long-standing problems Jurgen Klopp has solved at Liverpool this season

#3 Reina's successor

Karius looks set to be the answer to the goalkeeping conundrum

One can observe from the points so far how the failure to replace defensive personnel has been a major problem for the club. Continuing along the lines, Pepe Reina was the last top goalkeeper Liverpool had between the sticks. Several keepers such as Doni, Brad Jones, Peter Gulacsi, Danny Ward and Adam Bogdan were signed without much success in this decade.

Simon Mignolet spent the most time as Liverpool no.1 after Reina's departure. While his form did improve in the previous season, the Belgian does not possess the consistency and leadership required for the role. After a merry-go-round involving Mignolet and Klopp's signing, Loris Karius, the boss finally bestowed the latter with the no.1 role in January for the rest of the season.

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This turned out to be the right move as Karius grew in confidence, and the 24-year-old started to put in the sort of performances which made him finish second behind Bayern Munich's Manuel Neuer for the best goalkeeper in the Bundesliga in 2016. The former Mainz stopper has saved an incredible 42 out of the 58 shots (72.4%) he faced since a 1-0 loss to Swansea back in January. More importantly, 36 of those saves came when the game was still in the balance.

Further, Karius is good with the ball at his feet and his distribution is reminiscent of Reina. Thus, he is expected to be the no.1 going forward and Klopp looks to have solved the goalkeeper puzzle once and for all.