Roofe finds himself with plenty of time and space after Stewart is dispossessed and his curling shot to the far corner
leaves Mignolet rooted to the spot.
Reports also claim that Liverpool are looking to sign Brazilian superstar Alisson from Roma for a world - record goalkeeper fee, surely
leaving Mignolet's position untenable.
Not exact matches
The Reds lost momentum after the fans
left their seats, and the drab atmosphere is believed to have contributed to Adam Johnson and Jermaine Defoe getting the better of Simon
Mignolet.
Meanwhile the Merseyside outfit will be looking to provide competition for Simon
Mignolet next season as it was reported by the Liverpool Echo last month that current back - up option Brad Jones is set to
leave Anfield when his contract expires in June.
Mignolet will be hoping Origi can hit the ground running as soon as possible next year, as the Reds have struggled to replace the void
left by Luis Suarez in the summer.
His movement was better than that of Sakho, who was
left chasing the tractor - like forward, but, luckily for us, the shot was dragged wide of
Mignolet's goal.
Goalkeeper Vorm is still at Swansea and the Dutchman, who has two years
left to run on his current contract at the Liberty Stadium, is seen as an ideal candidate to provide cover and competition for first - choice stopper Simon
Mignolet.
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.
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.
However, Simon
Mignolet was alert to the danger and was able to successfully deal with the threat in order to keep the encounter goalless as the away side were
left frustrated with their inability to find a breakthrough.
Regardless of what Klopp ultimately decides on, the fact of the matter is that
Mignolet leaving signals an immediate improvement between the sticks.
It's been said that
Mignolet will look to
leave Anfield this summer in a bid to secure regular action elsewhere.
Pepe Reina was loaned away after Rodgers had brought in Simon
Mignolet from Sunderland and seemingly did not
leave on the best of terms.
Mignolet was the No. 1 when Rodgers
left Liverpool in 2015 but the Belgian has had to share first - team responsibilities with Loris Karius over the last two seasons.
Arsenal began the match in style as Maitland - Niles took possession of the ball on the
left after a wasteful early freekick of Liverpool, but the move broke down and
Mignolet collected the ball.
GOAL: SPURS 1 - 0 LIVERPOOL - HARRY KANE - 4 mins Trippier lifted the ball in to Kane in the right channel, Kane timed his run to perfection to beat the off - side flag and was confronted immediately by Simon
Mignolet rushing at him, but he skipped inside the keeper and finished with his
left foot.
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.
Liverpool threatened to grab a third as the game entered its final 10 minutes, Firmino's dangerous low cross cut out by Baumann — but Hoffenheim kept their hopes alive with three minutes
left when Uth chested down a long pass and thumped a finish beyond
Mignolet.
Though the German coach has appointed Loris Karius in place of
Mignolet in the starting eleven, but it seems mistakes and sloppiness have promised never to
leave from their goalkeepers.
Mignolet turned away Vokes» header but was
left helpless when the substitute nodded on Charlie Taylor's cross and Gudmundsson arrived at the back post to convert.
Xhaka has his flaws but he does have a powerful
left boot, not that Simon
Mignolet seems to know.
Simon
Mignolet: # 15m (still has several years
left on his contract, in his, erm, prime and seen as a solid shot - stopper who more defensive clubs may consider a better fit for their style of football)
True, not a lot has happened among our immediate competition... ManU have made just one modest buy, but arguably don't need a lot having lost only one key player (Scholes), plus we know they can afford whoever they want and the talk is at the level of Ronaldo, Lemonsquashki, Fibreglass etc etc... Tottenham are hamstrung by the Bale
leaving threat, but if he does eventually go I believe it will only make them stronger (Spuds a one - man team with Bale, but strengthened all over the park with 80 - 100mil to spend)... ManC have spent close to 60mil on two players, (thank Dennis they missed out on Falcao and others, but they're not finished yet and still looking at the very top level... Pool have snapped up
Mignolet and some useful cheapies (Kolo for free, eg) and finally sold Carroll for a decent amount, so can do more business... and Chelsea can pick up pretty much who they want when they want, so will surely be in there soon.
Kane took it to the
left, around
Mignolet and finished calmly past Matip and Lovren.
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.
Both sides had plenty of chances at the Liberty Stadium, with Danny Graham and Scott Sinclair both guilty of wasting glorious chances - the latter as he rifled a low drive against the post with Simon
Mignolet left stranded.
The latter could be associated with
Mignolet against Manchester City at the Etihad last season when he's trying to have a higher starting position and this in turn means he manages to get his angles completely wrong and Sergio Aguero is able to literally pass the ball past
Mignolet due to the fact he's
left a gaping gap at his near post.
Simon
Mignolet has told Belgian media he will wait until after this summer's FIFA World Cup before deciding whether to
leave Liverpool.
An even bigger problem lies in goal, with both Craig Gordon and Simon
Mignolet sidelined because of injury, which
leaves Kieran Westwood as the only experienced goalkeeper fit and available for action − though the 27 - year - old did deputise well at home to Aston Villa last week, that in spite of conceding twice.
Mignolet prepares himself for this and his body weight indicates he's preparing to dive to his
left, only for Negredo to scuff his shot, hitting it centrally instead.
Simon
Mignolet — 7 Made one excellent save from Demba Ba, getting low down to his
left to save from the striker who was through on goal.
The Swansea attacker then made no mistake with his
left foot finish as he sent the ball back across
Mignolet's goal.