The Liverpool goalkeeper had a poor match against Bournemouth last weekend, spilling a regulation stop in the dying seconds which capped the Cherries’ late fightback.
But Klopp is still fuming at post-match comments from defender Steve Cook who suggested Bournemouth targeted Karius as “a weak link”.
“That’s one of the worst things I’ve ever heard,” said Klopp. “That a guy who won the game thinks he needs to say something like this after.
“I don’t care what he thought. If they thought before the game that Loris Karius is a weakness then I don’t know which game they were looking [at] because the game before against Sunderland he saved our life in three or four situations.”
Cook’s comments suggesting Karius was “under a lot of pressure” following his summer signing form the Bundesliga have ensured Klopp has angrily circled the return fixture in his diary.
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Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has vowed to get his revenge on Bournemouth
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Loris Karius shipped four goals as Liverpool lost to Bournemouth last week
“I am really looking forward to playing Bournemouth again now because of this,” he said with menace ahead of today’s visit of West Ham.
But Klopp also believes that by the time April 5 comes round, Karius will be getting the respect he deserves.
“The criticism was very harsh. When we analysed the game I found eight players who could have defended the goal before Loris was involved,” said the Reds boss.
“He made a mistake but even the best goalkeepers in the world make mistakes. We were all responsible for this defeat.”
West Ham are sliding towards the bottom three, humiliated by last weekend’s 5-1 home thrashing at the hands of Arsenal.
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Jurgen Klopp has backed Loris Karius to prove his worth to Liverpool
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But Slaven Bilic insists he still has the backing of the club’s hierarchy and his squad, and claimed this week’s meeting with co-chairman David Sullivan was nothing out of the ordinary.
But he did concede his side need to toughen up, saying: “You have to have a hunger and mentality that I am calling a clean sheet mentality.
“I’m not afraid to criticise. But it’s always behind closed doors. We have leaders, the same players who were doing that last year.
“It’s not impossible but it’s hard to maintain the same level of confidence and belief in yourself in the bad times. It has to affect you. Now, together with the leaders, it’s my job to get the confidence back.”
Bilic must decide whether to recall Andy Carroll for his first start after yet another lengthy lay-off as he battles to solve his forward problems.