The second half began with the hitherto unused Simon
Mignolet saving from an unmarked Williams, and with Can seeing a goalbound effort blocked by the Welshman.
Klopp continued: «Xhaka can shoot a few more times in this life and Simon
Mignolet saves these balls in 99.9 % of all situations,» Klopp said.
Deep in the first half, with Liverpool lucky to still be level after Simon
Mignolet saved a penalty against Hoffenheim, the Reds won a free kick just outside the box.
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.
Mignolet's second
save of the shootout presented Joe Allen with the chance to make himself a hero.
However,
Mignolet arrived when it mattered — making two
saves in the shoot - out.
The Brazilian international bagged his 11th Premier League goal of the season to emerge as the star performer for the visitors, while Simon
Mignolet deserves credit for his second - half
save in particular to deny Matt Phillips to preserve Liverpool's lead as he put in a great performance too.
OLIVIER GIROUD 5.5 The forward did not have the speed and body movement on the ball to trouble the home side but at least drew a smart
save from Simon
Mignolet through a header just into the second half.
However, Wijnaldum struck early on in the second half before
Mignolet redeemed himself as he stopped a Diego Costa penalty with a brilliant
save to keep his side in the game and avoid a fourth straight defeat in all competitions.
Leicester then had a golden chance to equalise just three minutes later, after
Mignolet fouled Foxes forward Vardy, however the Belgian then made amends for his error, as the Reds shot - stopper made a smart
save to deny Vardy from the spot to keep the away side ahead.
Mignolet made a good
save to deny giroud's direct header!
Liverpool «keeper Simon
Mignolet produced an instinctive penalty
save to deny Leicester forward Jamie Vardy from the spot to keep his side ahead on their Premier League match this evening.
An error from Simon
Mignolet gifted the Citizens a 49th - minute opener through Fernandinho, but the Reds goalkeeper made three great
saves to force penalties, after Philippe Coutinho's 83rd - minute equaliser.
Both teams had their chances during the first 90 minutes, with both Thibaut Courtois and Simon
Mignolet making several excellent
saves, but it was Chelsea who got the crucial goal after Ivanovic escaped Mario Balotelli and powered home.
There is no reason to rest No. 1 goalkeeper Simon
Mignolet, but Alberto Moreno, as well as fellow full - back Nathaniel Clyne, can be
saved for Villarreal, so that means another opportunity for Brad Smith.
And then Simon
Mignolet allows a goal that he could have realistically
saved with a header - the ball was that...
Alexander Buttner had the first real chance of the game when he turned inside Adam Johnson and Phil Bardsley, but took too many touches in the box and allowed Simon
Mignolet to make the
save.
Made a mistake in terms of positioning which resulted in a chance for Norwich, was was eventually
saved by
Mignolet.
Mignolet immediately endeared himself to the Liverpool fans after making a double
save on a penalty to
save a 1 - 0 win vs Stoke and has not conceded a goal in the Premier League so far this season.
The free - kick itself didn't bring Leicester's goal as
Mignolet made a superb
save from Vardy's header, but the resultant corner saw
Mignolet manhandled off the ball by Okazaki who put the loose ball into the net.
Simon
Mignolet — 7.5 Quiet in the first half, but kept his side in the game in the second with
saves from Aaron Ramsey, Oxlade - Chamberlain, and one excellent stop from a close - range Giroud shot.
Simon
Mignolet — 6 Had little to do when it came to meaningful
saves, but looked safe when it came to stopping the odd shot.
It was a game where both «keepers needed to make outstanding
saves, and
Mignolet was up there with Cech.
And at Old Trafford he may have been very good in the 2nd half but in the 1st was
saved from a «hat trick» of United goals only in the last second by good covering by
Mignolet, Klavan and Milner.
Alberto Moreno's late burst saw his effort drilled high and wide, with Simon
Mignolet pulling off a fine
save at the other end to deny Bakambu.
Simon
Mignolet — 7.5 Made one excellent
save from a Perez header, reacting well when slightly off balance to claw the ball away from the top corner.
The half at least ended in exciting fashion, with Hennessey making a tremendous
save to deny Roberto Firmino from 20 yards and Simon
Mignolet beating away Jason Puncheon's strike as Palace broke with speed.
Once again, Arsenal could not score as Ramsey's deflected shot was brilliantly
saved by
Mignolet.
The Clarets could have nicked it themselves when centre - back Mee had one effort headed over by Matip and another
saved by
Mignolet in the same attack.
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.
Simon
Mignolet — 6.5 Well positioned to
save from N'Doye early on, and made two good
saves later in the half.
Joel Matip's goal - line clearance was quickly followed by a fine
save from Simon
Mignolet as a couple of set - pieces sparked panic.
Diego Costa in the 76th from a penalty shot had a chance to give his side all three points but the Belgium international goalkeeper,
Mignolet,
saved his shot, and considering that no goals were scored until the end, sealed a 1 - 1 draw at Anfield.
Manchester United had a chance (if you can call it that) of their own with the likes of Romelu Lukaku shooting in the penalty area but Simon
Mignolet snuffed out the danger with a comprehensive
save.
In truth, it was a game both sides would feel they could have won, as United did force several smart
saves from
Mignolet as well.
Simon
Mignolet — 6 Made a few decent
saves but still struggles to command his area at times.
Simon
Mignolet is a slightly above average keeper, because his great
saves are balanced out by his inconsistent everything else, so as things stand to protect him we need to improve the defence and the midfield.
Liverpool punished Murray's wastefulness with Can's towering header and Firmino's breakaway second before the break, and they extended their lead with another outstanding counter-attacking goal after
Mignolet's superb
save from Murray.
Simon
Mignolet — 9 * Two outstanding
saves to rescue Liverpool's ailing defence who continue to gift chances to the opposition.
With the Reds down to ten men, Leeds threaten twice in the span of two minutes, first on a free header on a corner that goes wide, then on a low, stinging shot from the top of the box that
Mignolet does well to
save.
Gareth McAuley forced a fine
save from Simon
Mignolet after connecting sweetly with a corner —
Mignolet's quick reaction
save showing everyone why Rodgers has so much faith in him.
Simon
Mignolet — 6.5 Was relatively untroubled in terms of shots other than one excellent reflex
save from a Maiga header.
The Brazilian hit his first goal just 79 seconds after Emre Can's header had put Liverpool in front in the first half, before adding his second shortly after the break moments after Simon
Mignolet had made a point - blank
save from Glenn Murray.
Simon
Mignolet — 6.5 Made some routine
saves and passed it out well from the back, probably more so than usual.
Simon
Mignolet — 7 Made a few great
saves to keep Liverpool ahead, one in particular was a brilliant reaction
save from a close range header.
Man of the Match — Raheem Sterling was by far Liverpool's best performer with
Mignolet possibly in second following his fine
saves which denied West Brom on a number of occasions.
In the second half arsenal slowly took control of the game with
Mignolet making a string of fine
saves in particular one from Bendtner, who did brilliantly to half volley from a narrow angle which drew an equally great moment of brilliance from the Sunderland keeper.
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 — 8 Kept Liverpool in the game on numerous occasions with some great
saves in one - on - one situations.