Simon Mignolet might not be everyone’s cup of tea.
But Liverpool fans are now having to face up to the fact that they’ll be seeing a lot more of him at Anfield over the next few seasons.
The former Sunderland goalkeeper, who signed for £9m, has inked a new five-year deal which will keep him on Merseyside until the end of the 2020-21 season.
To be fair to the man, he kept more clean sheets (15) than any other ‘keeper in the Premier League during 2015.
#LFC can confirm that @SMignolet has signed a contract extension with the club: https://t.co/ezqcC6yh6x pic.twitter.com/Hs4oOJmDHv
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) January 18, 2016
“I am the sort of character that wants to be a leader, wants to speak in the dressing room and help the defence,” Mignolet said on the club’s website.
“I know signing a new contract comes with new responsibility. I am getting older as well and coming into the years where people would say those are the years a goalkeeper is at his best.
“I will try to work hard together with the goalkeeping coach and staff here, who are behind me and have given their confidence with a new contract.”
But Reds fans will surely remember some of the clangers they’ve witnessed during his time at the club.
They sure let their feelings be known on Twitter about the Belgian’s new deal, tweeting Liverpool’s official account.
People thought it had to be a sick joke…
@LFC WHAT KIND OF SICK JOKE
— Liverpool GFN (@LiverpoolGFN) January 18, 2016
@LFC @SMignolet https://t.co/lgB9NMbbxA
— dan (@AImightyDan) January 18, 2016
@LFC bloody kidding are you
— Éliane Abi-Sleiman (@ElianeA_S) January 18, 2016
It just had to be, right?
@LFC am I actually reading this correctly????
— Dan (@3daniellec_) January 18, 2016
Especially after the United game…
Very incencitive timing @LFC
— Joel (@JMXFifa) January 18, 2016
@LFC @charleswnma @SMignolet a fine reward after Sunday’s blunder
— Richard Lander (@richardlander) January 18, 2016
But apparently this was much worse…
@JMXFifa this is worse than losing to United Joel.
— Oly (@Oly245) January 18, 2016
Then the pen jokes started…
@LFC @SMignolet Surprised he didn’t drop the pen tbh.
— Rishi (@Rishi_LFC) January 18, 2016
And then came the reaction tweets…
@LFC pic.twitter.com/7KC46GRw1A
— MB (@MrBoywunder) January 18, 2016
@gigibuffonz @LFC @SMignolet pic.twitter.com/P2S6GFEjWN
— Flamini (@GoonerPresident) January 18, 2016
@GoonerPresident @LFC @SMignolet pic.twitter.com/QpotjdaL41
— julia (@gigibuffonz) January 18, 2016
“@LFC: #LFC can confirm that @SMignolet has signed a contract extension with the club” https://t.co/bBoygK60D9
— Josh Woogs (@JoshWoogs) January 18, 2016
.@LFC @SMignolet pic.twitter.com/wn4X9pjAaZ
— Suarezinhø (@Suarezismo) January 18, 2016
.@LFC pic.twitter.com/ShVt4j9JR3
— Imdad (@Imd8d) January 18, 2016
@LFC @SMignolet pic.twitter.com/EkpsEfHl5m
— Lüke (@KopiteLuke1892) January 18, 2016
Then up popped the United fans…
https://twitter.com/boyneboy/status/689131456216588288
HHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHA @LFC @SMignolet
— ~thursday nights~ (@AfroMUFC) January 18, 2016
The worst part of it is, this is what you could have had…
@LFC @SMignolet you could have had me for nothing, I even come for crosses pic.twitter.com/xGqcjrCJ5c
— J (@J_1988_J) January 18, 2016
