Merseyside Police are investigating death threats made to the goalkeeper of Liverpool Football Club after he conceded three goals in the Champions League final.

German-born Loris Karius and his family have been the focus of hundreds of threats and hate messages on social media after making several mistakes that resulted in goals for the Real Madrid.

Posts from Liverpool fans included a comment saying, "I’ll murder your girl I’ll murder your girl".

Others said his “sons deserve to die of cancer” and “I hope your whole family dies”.

A spokeswoman for Merseyside Police told The Telegraph officers were investigating the vile abuse, and added: “The force takes social media posts of this nature extremely seriously and any offences identified will be investigated.