With
Mignolet expected to move on at the end of the season, Liverpool are now looking towards a future where they only need to find a player to compete with and push Karius on.
Not exact matches
Fellow new arrival Adam Bogdan is
expected to be handed the no. 1 jersey despite the fact he's likely to be backup to Simon
Mignolet.
Simon
Mignolet is
expected to continue between the posts, with Mamadou Sakho and Dejan Lovren likely to remain at the heart of the defence despite the temptation to include Martin Skrtel.
Simon
Mignolet is
expected to start after missing the game against West Brom due to a swollen ankle.
Mind you, this is the club who have been persevering with
Mignolet, Moreno, Lovren, Henderson, Matip and Klavan for years so you'd
expect us to seek average players...
Mignolet is
expected to leave Anfield at the end of the season and a reunion with Rodgers could be on the cards, with a move to Celtic at 18/1 with bookmakers Betfair.
The 22 - year - old youngster has been on fire for Mainz in between the sticks and his signing is
expected to give
Mignolet some much needed competition for his role as Liverpool's first choice goalkeeper.
Karius is
expected to be competing with Simon
Mignolet for a starting spot again by the end of September.
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.
Expect Simon
Mignolet to replace new signing Alex Manninger in goal.
At the back, Loris Karius is
expected to continue as Liverpool's European goalkeeper, despite Simon
Mignolet's penalty heroics at the weekend.
Mignolet is
expected to continue in between the sticks for Sunday's game against Burnley, with Klopp's main selection decision concerning centre - back Dejan Lovren who has yet to return to the first team.