GOAL: SPURS 4 - 1 LIVERPOOL - HARRY KANE - 56 mins
Mignolet came out for Trippier's free - kick from the right but could only touch the ball out to Jan Vertonghen, he hit the target, only for Roberto Firmino to block on the line but Kane latched onto the rebound and lashed home.
However, once again
Mignolet came to Sunderland's rescue.
Simon
Mignolet came in for some criticism last season, so what does Brendan Rodgers do?
Not exact matches
Fortunately got us, our numbers
came up as we prevailed 6 - 5 thanks to Simon
Mignolet, who pulled off saves to deny Peter Crouch and Marc Muniesa from 12 yards.
Sunderland are unlikely to want to sell the player but
Mignolet will want to leave the Stadium of Light should a big club lie Arsenal
come calling.
Liverpool's current goalkeeper Simon
Mignolet has
come under serious criticism this season for a string of inconsistent performances, and Brendan Rodgers is likely to try and bring in another top notch stopper to compete with the Belgian for the no. 1 jersey.
But the Gunners must have had an inspirational chat at half time in the dressing room and even though we went two down rather too quickly we
came back fighting and managed to put three past
Mignolet.
«Again, I am not sure
Mignolet can do much better because the strike is so clinical and goes out before
coming back in.
From a defensive perspective, the German tactician will be far from happy with what he saw, with all three goals
coming in disappointing fashion as question marks will be raised over Simon
Mignolet again.
Nevertheless, they
came closest to snatching a victory as Ji sent his left - footed volley towards goal but saw it hit the post and go wide as a flat - footed
Mignolet was given no chance.
They shouldn't be allowed to pass it back to
mignolet then
come all the way back with not a single attempted tackle.
Lineup: Karius, TAA, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Gini, Henderson, Milner, Salah, Firmino, Mané Subs: Clyne, Lovren, Moreno, Lallana, Chamberlain,
Mignolet, Ings
Coming off of what seemed like a month - long international break Liverpool supporters were understandably anxious to see the Reds in something more action - packed than an Instagram story.
Grobbelaar suggested Liverpool's current back - up goalkeeper should take the reins in
Mignolet's stead, claiming he «would give Brad Jones a chance to see if he can
come to the party and put
Mignolet on the bench.»
Grobbelaar claims: «I've likened
Mignolet to worse than Dracula because at least Dracula
comes out of his coffin now and then.
It remains to be seen whether the # 9m spent on Simon
Mignolet and the subsequent loaning out of Pepe Reina represents good business or not, but overall, Liverpool are looking very strong going into the new season and could well be in contention for a Champions League berth
come June.
It remains to be seen whether this was simply a mixing of the pack by Jurgen Klopp or if Karius may yet see more game time
come his way with questions continue to surround
Mignolet's quality to be the club's No. 1.
Kinell
Mignolet pic.twitter.com/rpcQzuLN0z — Wayne Ellis (@wayneellis1974) 4 February 2017 The Belgian
came in for yet more criticism on social media.
Lifted, Liverpool
came forward again and Emre Can saw a long - range effort stopped by goalkeeper Oliver Baumann — but they were almost pegged back when
Mignolet blocked from Kramaric and Wagner's rebound hit the post.
Simon
Mignolet — 6 Had little to do when it
came to meaningful saves, but looked safe when it
came to stopping the odd shot.
There should
come a point where Loris Karius gets a run in the side at the expense of Simon
Mignolet, but goalkeeper rotation between Premier League and Champions League matches should restore
Mignolet to the starting eleven.
When he did tap the ball in, on the stroke of half - time, it
came after
Mignolet had failed to reach a corner and Wilfred Ndidi nodded goalwards.
But Arsenal suddenly
came alive as Alexis Sanchez headed in Hector Bellerin's cross from close range before Granit Xhaka's thumping strike was too powerful for Simon
Mignolet's weak save.
The goalkeeper's first impressive stop
came 10 minutes after the interval after Ighalo had somehow managed to wriggle free on the edge of Liverpool's box, only for
Mignolet to get fingertips to his shot.
This
comes directly off the back of a match - winning performance last weekend, in which
Mignolet denied Saido Berahino and Charlie Adam from close range to seal the points for his team.
John Achterberg has
come in for much criticism since his arrival at Anfield in June 2009 after overseeing a regression in the form of Pepe Reina along with the inconsistent performances of both Simon
Mignolet and Loris Karius.
Questions need to be asked about
Mignolet's decision to
come out so early as well.
Simon
Mignolet has
come under criticism all season for his form in goal but at his best the Belgian is unbeatable, and Klopp will be hoping any errors are left behind for this match.
In summary, expect a core group of
Mignolet, Matip, Lovren, Henderson, Coutinho, Can, Salah and Firmino to all start 4 of the 5 barring injury (knock on every piece of wood you can find) with substitutions
coming closer to the 60» mark than Klopp's familiar 80th minute changes.
Some fans are blinkered when it
comes to players, be it
Mignolet or Moreno or Henderson.
Those top shot stoppers often get plaudits and talk of big teams
coming in for them and then when they get there fail to live up to the hype, Recent example Simon
Mignolet who many Arsenal fans would have had us sign.
Simon
Mignolet — 5.5 Made a good save early on,
coming off his line quickly to smother a Charlie Austin attempt.
Simon
Mignolet — 6 Had no real difficult saves to make, but looked uncomfortable on the odd occasion
coming for crosses and playing out from the back.
Simon
Mignolet — 5.5 His longer passing out from the back was generally poor and he seems reluctant to
come for crosses.
Simon
Mignolet — 5.5 Sion's goal went through his legs, and he
came out to punch a few crosses but Anfield isn't convinced by him.
Mane, who was everywhere, was twice denied by good saves from the increasingly busy Lloris, while the closest Spurs
came to scoring was when Ben Davies slipped Heung - Min Son through on goal midway through the half, only for Simon
Mignolet to stand tall and make a key block.
Jurgen Klopp has said that Simon
Mignolet's showings after
coming into the side for Loris Karius have not surprised him.