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Why Loris Karius will likely play for Newcastle in the Carabao Cup final against Manchester United later in February.

He is yet to make his official Newcastle debut and hasn't played a senior game since a 1-1 draw with Hoffenheim while at Union Berlin in February 2021. The 29-year-old spent two years on loan with Besiktas and another with Union Berlin before his Reds contract expired in 2022. Hopes remain for a first Champions League campaign since 2002/03, but they were slow out of the blocks against a clinical Reds outfit.

Goalkeeper Martin Dubravka will only receive a Carabao Cup winners medal if Newcastle lose to Manchester United in the final.

However, he'll be unable to deputise for the suspended goalkeeper next match in the Carabao Cup final as he has already featured twice for Erik ten Hag's side in the competition this season before returning to the northeast in January. Martin Dubravka came on in the 22nd minute against Jurgen Klopp's side on Saturday following a Nick Pope red card. While he did help Newcastle steady the ship against Liverpool, he'll be unable to do anything of the like in the Carabao Cup final and will have to sit in the stands and put personal pride aside, hoping his current side can get one over his former colleagues.

Manchester United have been handed a major boost for the Carabao Cup final next weekend with Newcastle United goalkeeping duo Nick Pope and Martin Dubravka ...

Karius has had no first-team action since joining the Magpies last summer and in our opinion, United have already been handed a major boost for the Cup final in just over a week. 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The Magpies have had one of the best defences in Europe this season, but they are set to miss the services of Pope for the League Cup final after his sending off against Liverpool today. Aside from Pope, the Tyneside outfit will also be without back-up goalkeeper Dubravka, who is Cup-tied for the final after featuring for United in the third and fourth rounds of the competition. Pope has been hugely influential in the Magpies’ top-four push this season and without him, the Red Devils should greatly fancy their chances of winning their first trophy in six years. Manchester United have been handed a major boost for the Carabao Cup final next weekend with Newcastle United goalkeeping duo Nick Pope and Martin Dubravka unavailable for selection. Pope was given his marching orders for handling the ball outside of the box and his three-game ban will rule him out of the Wembley showdown against United at the end of the month. With Karl Darlow away on a short-term loan at Hull City, it looks likely that former Liverpool shot-stopper Loris Karius will be between the sticks for the Magpies in the Carabao Cup final. 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Newcastle goalkeeper Nick Pope is set to miss next week's Carabao Cup final against Manchester United after being sent off following a moment of madness ...

"Nick Pope is a good keeper but he is not the best with his feet. And the Magpies' task was made even tougher in the 22nd minute when Pope rushed out of his box to try and stop a quick Liverpool counter. Newcastle goalkeeper Nick Pope is set to miss next week's Carabao Cup final against Manchester United after being sent off following a moment of madness against Liverpool.

Newcastle goalkeeper Nick Pope will miss the Carabao Cup final against Manchester United after a red card against Liverpool.

You will receive a verification email shortly. A European football writer with over 15 years’ experience, he has covered games all over the world - including three World Cups, several Champions League finals, Euros, Copa América - and has spent much of that time in Spain. The England international slid to the ground in an attempt to cut out a long ball from Alisson Becker for Mohamed Salah.

Why Newcastle United will be without a key player for the Carabao Cup final against Manchester United on Sunday 26 February 2023.

Thursday’s Europa League second leg is set to serve up an epic conclusion to the thrilling 2-2 draw in the Camp Nou last week, a match which saw both teams play with boundless energy and focus on attack. The prospect of Karius making his competitive debut for Newcastle in a cup final is quite the storyline, considering his history with English clubs. He is also a hometown lad and has three previous Carabao Cup appearances for Newcastle, all of which came during the 2020/21 campaign.

Newcastle goalkeeper Nick Pope's red card vs Liverpool means he misses the Carabao Cup final against Man United.

The [England](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/england-football-team) international was sent off and replaced by former [United](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/manchester-united-fc) loanee [Martin Dubravka](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/martin-dubravka). With Pope suspended, Dubravka cup-tied and Karl Darlow loaned out in the [Championship](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/football-league-championship) at [Hull City](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/hull-city-afc), either former Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius or Mark Gillespie will start in the capital. It is the right decision, it happens, but I’m absolutely gutted for him. "That all comes from Alisson and the run from Mo Salah; when he sees him coming, he’s just done something, oh....that is an absolute nightmare for Newcastle. I must say, I am gutted for the lad. To have one of your best players missing, but listen, it’s football, it happens." It comes from one goalkeeper and ends with another," he said. [Liverpool](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fc) goalkeeper Alisson before it could reach Mohamed Salah and then handled the ball outside of the area. "I mean, wow! [Appointing Erik ten Hag is the best decision United have made in 10 years](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/man-united-ten-hag-ferguson-26265620) [Who is Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani?](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/manchester-united-takeover-al-thani-26270684) [‘Back to our glory days’ - United fans react to takeover bid from Qatar](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/manchester-united-takeover-al-thani-26270802) [United have another world-class player under Erik ten Hag](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/barcelona-vs-man-utd-goals-26258221) [Manchester United 'monitoring' Mason Mount's contract situation](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/man-united-transfer-news-mount-26265631) [Carragher](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/jamie-carragher) stunned on co-commentary during Sky Sports' live broadcast of the match. [Newcastle](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/newcastle-united-fc) are subsequently without three senior goalkeepers for their next match, which happens to be the cup final against [Erik ten Hag](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/erik-ten-hag)'s side at Wembley.

MARTIN DUBRAVKA will firmly be in Newcastle's corner for Sunday's Carabao Cup final against Manchester United - but he could receive a winners medal e.

But the Slovakian will be cup-tied having represented Manchester United in the Carabao Cup this season. This means that the Slovakian will only receive a medal if the Red Devils lift the Carabao Cup on Sunday. Will Dubravka get a winner's medal if Man Utd win the Carabao Cup? [in-form Manchester United side](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/21439327/man-utd-leicester-match-report-rashford-sancho/) who will be desperate to end their seven-year trophy drought. MARTIN DUBRAVKA will firmly be in Newcastle's corner for Sunday's Carabao Cup final against Manchester United - but he could receive a winners medal even if the Magpies lose. Will Newcastle goalkeeper Martin Dubravka receive a winner’s medal if Man Utd win Carabao Cup?

CRAIG HOPE: Nick Pope was left picking grass from his teeth. When he did finally look up after falling to the ground and handling outside of his penalty ...

He was not even on the bench, and in the two months since he has not made a matchday squad. Newcastle may have lost an important match to Liverpool on Saturday, but it also felt like they went a goal down in the cup final, such is the weight of Pope’s loss. Supporters will travel with more confidence than that given their faith in Howe, but you cannot ignore a run of one win in seven in the Premier League and the failure to score more than one goal in a game since Boxing Day. ‘It’s the worst timing that it could possibly be,’ he said of Pope’s suspension. As he chatted to us that night in Riyadh, there was hope of him making his Newcastle debut the following week at home against Bournemouth in the Carabao Cup. In being what they thought was fair to understudies Martin Dubravka and Karl Darlow, by allowing them some stage time elsewhere, they have ended up with a stand-in last seen fluffing his lines in the grandest theatre of all, the Champions League final. Newcastle played well there-after, but they did not score. When he did finally look up after falling to the ground and handling outside of his penalty area, he was met with another whack in the mouth — a red card to rule him out of Sunday’s final against [Manchester United](/sport/teampages/manchester-united.html) at Wembley. Darlow was keen to head out on loan too and joined Hull City on deadline day. That is how long the German has been out of circulation. But that is only half the story. Even Karius, still only 29, had just about forgotten he was a footballer.

Newcastle goalkeeper Loris Karius is set for an incredible comeback against Manchester United.

Aside from that minor blip, it was a solid display and he was congratulated by Klopp after the game. It means that Pope will face a one-match suspension at least, ruling him out of the Carabao Cup final against United on Sunday. Howe has been dealt with the most unlikely goalkeeping dilemma a manager could face after Pope was sent off in the 2-0 defeat to Liverpool on Saturday.

Loris Karius could make his Newcastle debut in Sunday's EFL Cup final against Manchester United - and his former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has backed him ...

[Join the debate!](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/jurgen-klopp-loris-karius-newcastle-29259408#comments-section) How do you think Karius will fare in Sunday's EFL Cup final? [sympathised with his goalkeeper after the match](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/eddie-howe-nick-pope-upset-29252333), admitting that it was a shame that he would miss out on such a big game. Whoever gets the nod between the sticks for Sunday's final against Manchester United, Pope will be forced to watch on from the sidelines. The Newcastle boss added: "Nick's very disappointed, understandably, as we are for him. "He has experience of the big games, so I've got no doubt or issue over his ability to step in." Karius never featured for Liverpool again after the match and was farmed out on loan until his contract expired in the summer. And Klopp has backed his former goalkeeper to prove his doubters wrong if he is called upon. The German shot-stopper clocked up 49 appearances during his time on Merseyside but is widely remembered for his When he was asked if Karius has the mentality to bounce back in Sunday's final, the Liverpool chief replied: "I have no doubt about that. [Nick Pope's dismissal](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/match-reports/newcastle-liverpool-score-goals-highlights-29250648) against Liverpool at the weekend means that Karius is now highly likely to [make his official Newcastle debut in Sunday's EFL Cup final](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/liverpool-loris-karius-carabao-cup-29251451) against Manchester United at Wembley. [calamitous performance in the 2018 Champions League final](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/most-embarrassing-champions-league-moments-24211256). [Jurgen Klopp](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/jurgen-klopp) has backed former [Liverpool](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/liverpool-fc) goalkeeper [Loris Karius](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/loris-karius) to shine for [Newcastle](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/newcastle-united-fc) if he is selected for Sunday's [EFL Cup](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/efl-cup) final against [Manchester United](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/manchester-united-fc).