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 – including this one against Bordeaux.
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
They announce this the day after we lose to United. Taking the piss. @LFC @SMignolet
— ️ (@RedRegista) January 18, 2016
But apparently this was much worse…
@JMXFifa this is worse than losing to United Joel.
— Oly (@Oly245) January 18, 2016
There was some all-out abuse…
@LFC @SMignolet 50 shades of done with your shit
— NUNEZ 90+9 (@ThoseScouseLads) January 18, 2016
@LFC @SMignolet What an absolute fucking joke.Yes let's reward someone for constantly fucking up. Sets a good example to others ey? fuck off
— LiLA11_LFC (@Little_Andy) January 18, 2016
@LFC @SMignolet WHAT THE FUCK
— hi (@FinallyFirmino) January 18, 2016
.@LFC you stupid shits. who the fuck is even responsible for running this shit club!? Jesus Christ. Hopeless twats.
— Ü (@_wangwe) 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
@FootyAccums @LFC @SMignolet I'm a United fan and even to me this is clutching at straws
— Smith (@salfordsmith61) 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
