Manuel Pellegrini believes his Real Betis side will be major underdogs going into Thursday's Europa League clash with Manchester United by claiming you 'can't compare' the two sides.
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Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe has urged Loris Karius to 'rewrite the story of his career' as he prepares to start against Manchester United in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday.
The German goalkeeper seems certain to line up for his first competitive match in almost two years at Wembley at the weekend, with first-choice goalkeeper Nick Pope suspended. Moreover, reserve shot-stopper Martin Dubravka is cup-tied after featuring in the competition for United during his loan spell at Old Trafford this season.
Karius, who joined the Magpies in September, arrived at St James' Park to provide back-up to Pope alongside Karl Darlow and Mark Gillespie, with Dubravka on loan at United. However, the latter returned to the club in January, which saw Newcastle allow Darlow to join Hull on loan for the remainder of the campaign.
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As a result, the 29-year-old Karius will likely make his debut for Howe's side on Sunday afternoon, with the Newcastle boss revealing that he had spoken to the German on Saturday to discuss the way forward.
"It would be a magnificent chance for him to rewrite the story of his career," Howe said, as per PA. "There’s been loads of stories through the times in football where these things have happened and there’s been a really positive outcome or not. We can’t predict what that will be.
"As soon as it happened, it was almost that feeling that there’s another story in Karius’ career – another page or chapter to write and who knows what that chapter will look like? That’s the beauty of football. We never know what is going to happen. This unpredictability is what makes it such an amazing thing to watch."
He added: "I chat to him every
Manuel Pellegrini believes his Real Betis side will be major underdogs going into Thursday's Europa League clash with Manchester United by claiming you 'can't compare' the two sides.
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the trauma of that night in Kyiv, the embarrassment, the anguish and months of regret and recriminations that followed. He knows he will always be associated with losing Liverpool a Champions League final against Real Madrid but this is his shot at redemption. The 29-year-old will start for Newcastle United in this weekend’s Carabao Cup final against Manchester United, two years since he last played a competitive game and just two months after the Newcastle hierarchy almost released him at the end of a short-term contract, signed as a free agent, when Karl Darlow injured his ankle in September.