Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius ‘infinitely sorry’ for errors in Champions League final defeat to Real Madrid

Loris Karius has said he is "infinitely sorry" for making two momentous errors in Liverpool’s Champions League Final defeat to Real Madrid.

The Liverpool goalkeeper gifted Real Madrid’s opening goal after a careless throw-out was fired home by striker Karim Benzema, before he was beaten from distance by a speculative long-range effort from Gareth Bale.

Karius, 24, has since received death threats from some of the club’s supporters over social media.

The squad touched down at Liverpool's John Lennon airport on Sunday, with a dejected looking Karius stepping off the plane with his teammates.

Later, he tweeted: "Haven't really slept until now... the scenes are still running through my head again and again... I'm infinitely sorry to my team-mates, for you fans, and for all the staff. I know that I messed it up with the two mistakes and let you all down...

"As I said I'd just like to turn back the time but that's not possible. It's even worse as we all felt that we could have beaten Real Madrid and we were in the game for a long time...

"Thank you to our unbelievable fans who came to Kiev and held my back, even after the game. I don't take that for granted and once again it showed me what a big family we are. Thank you and we will come back stronger."