Forget Alisson Karius continues to strengthen his case as Li from seestyle's blog

Only last week, Goal revealed Liverpool had , with manager Jurgen Klopp having decided that Loris Karius would be his Babe Ruth Jersey No.1 for the remainder of the season - and beyond.

There were those that questioned the German's judgement again in midweekwhen Ali son produced yet another sensational display of shot stopping in the Gialloro si's 2-1 lo s to Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League. So impre sive was he that a frustrated Paulo Fonseca claimed afterwardsthat his side would have won the last-16first-leg clash .

However, Karius produced the perfect riposte at Anfield on Saturday, playing a pivotal role in a 4-1 victory over West Ham that propelled Liverpool into second place in the Premier League standings ahead of Brandon Workman Jersey Manchester United's meeting with Chelsea at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Of course, the Reds' awesome attacking triumvirate will dominate the headlines once more, and rightly so. They were all on target again.

Pleasingly, Sadio Mane underlined that he has got his mojo back just in time for the busine s end of the season, Mohamed Salah's left foot wrote itself into the history books with a 20th goal of the season, while Roberto Firmino turned in another demonstration of how to play as a modern No.9.

20 - Mo Salah has Carlton Fisk Jersey scored 20 goals with his left foot in the Premier League this season, the most by a player in a single season in the competition's history. Phenomenon.

However, for all Liverpool's customary offensive excellence, they remain vulnerable in defence and that is where Karius came in.

He produced two spectacular but, more Luis Tiant Jersey importantly, pivotal saves when the game was still delicately poised during the first half.

Indeed, his first stop was as impre sive as it was crucial, with Karius getting his fingertips to a wonderfully delicate chip from Marko Arnautovic that looked destined to open the scoring at Merseyside.

The former Mainz goalkeeper denied the Austrian attacker after Liverpool had taken the lead through Emre Can's header, this time keeping a 25-yard effort out of the top corner.

Karius was eventually beaten in the second half by Michail Antonio, who bagged his now seemingly obligatory goal against the Reds it is now four in five appearances against the Reds for the winger.

However, there was little that the 24- David Price Jersey year-old could have done about that, having been left brutally exposed by his defence.

Those backline problems still have to be addre sed, of course, but if Karius can continue to influence games in such a positive manner between now and the end of the season, Liverpool fans interest in will quickly fade.

After Klopp had made the decision to Bill Lee Jersey replace Simon Mignolet with Karius as his first-choice goalkeeper, he warned his compatriot: "Of course, Loris now has to deliver."

He did just that on Saturday.