Merseyside Police have announced they're investigating online death threats towards Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius following the Champions League final.

Karius was at fault for two of the three goals that Liverpool conceded as they slumped to a 3-1 defeat at the hands of Spanish giants Real Madrid on Saturday night.

A Merseyside Police spokesperson told the Telegraph: “The force takes social media posts of this nature extremely seriously and any offences identified will be investigated.

“Merseyside Police would like to remind social media users than any offences including malicious communications and threatening behaviour will be investigated."