Mignolet, second from left, has played second fiddle to Alisson, centre, since last summer JAN WOITAS/ALAMYLiverpool expect Simon Mignolet to remain at the club next season with Jürgen Klopp valuing his attitude and approach to being back-up goalkeeper to Alisson Becker. Mignolet is highly regarded by Klopp, the rest of Liverpool’s backroom staff and in the dressing room in how he has dealt with a period in his career in which he has been demoted as No 1. The standards set by Alisson, 26, since his arrival from Roma last summer for £65 million have restricted Mignolet’s opportunities, but he played the role of understudy unselfishly and was praised by Klopp and goalkeeper coach John Achterberg for adopting a team-first ethos. Mignolet signed a long-term contract in 2016 and Liverpool believe he has an important role to continue to play…

Source: The Times June 24, 2019 11:03 UTC