Liverpool keeper Loris Karius posts slick Instagram clip of pre-season fitness work

Loris Karius has revealed where he went into hiding after his Champions League final calamities by posting a slick video of his pre-season fitness routine in Los Angeles.

The German goalkeeper, who returned to Liverpool for the start of pre-season earlier in the week, uploaded the short Instagram clip filmed and produced by photographer Paul Ripke.

It shows Karius swimming in the pool of a California mansion, playing table tennis on a sun-kissed terrace, doing sprints up a hill and completing press-ups and squats under the Hollywood sign.

The clip, entitled 'Hidden Hills', concludes with Karius eating ice cream, watching skateboarders and visiting the beach during his summer holiday in the States.

'Hidden Hills' is a line from the soundtrack the video is set to - 'Butterfly Effect' by American rapper and singer Travis Scott.

Some in the comments section suggested Karius might concentrate more on catching balls on the football field, rather than trying to bolster his own image and ego with professionally-produced social media clips.

It came after two catastrophic errors of judgement cost Liverpool during their 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions League final in Kiev back in May.

Karius saw an attempted throw-out intercepted by Karim Benzema to open the scoring for the Spanish side before he spilled a long-range Gareth Bale shot for Real's third.

It was later claimed following medical tests in Boston that Karius was suffering from concussion after being elbowed by Real defender Sergio Ramos shortly before the first mistake.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has kept faith with Karius and he reported for pre-season duties along with the other members of the Liverpool squad not at the World Cup on Monday.

Karius is likely to play a part in Liverpool's upcoming friendly matches against Chester, Tranmere Rovers, Bury and Blackburn Rovers before they head to the United States on their pre-season tour.