Simon Mignolet

“Everyone deals with criticism in a different way. Some guys read it, some guys don't really listen to it, some guys try to stay away from it, some guys get angry about it.”

“I don't agree that there are big teams and small teams in the Premier League. There are just a lot of good teams.”

“I will never give up fighting firstly because that's not in my character, to just give up.”

“Especially as a goalkeeper, when you are closed down, you have to make a decision in a split second, and sometimes it is better to make the wrong one rather than wait and see what's happening.”

“It's never nice to sit on the bench. Everybody knows it is not what you want as a professional footballer but it's about responding and coming back.”

“You always try to take the positives and negatives out of the game.”

“It's only natural that players will want to show a new manager what he can do.”

“When you're by yourself you have to sort out everything like the shopping and looking after the house.”

“Every time you concede a goal, you don't have to put a hammer to your head.”

“As a goalkeeper, you learn from the guys you work with.”

“Especially for the goalkeeper, you have to feel the confidence of every staff member and the team.”

“When I was younger I would play in front of crowds as small as 500 in the second division in Belgium, so I know what that's like. It might be easier in terms of pressure, but believe me, I would always prefer to be at a packed Anfield playing against Manchester United. That's why you want to become a footballer.”

“Nobody's perfect and nobody is without mistakes. The only thing you have to make sure of is you keep improving.”

“I understand how people who don't play stop doing their work. That is why I push myself every day.”

“There are always people you can turn to for help and advice. Former coaches, people I used to play with in Belgium and in England. It is good to have people you can look to for support, but in the end you are out on the pitch on your own and you have to come through it for yourself.”

“Liverpool stands for unity, Liverpool stands for 'all together.'”

“A lot of people who were studying with me turned out to be journalists or worked in big institutions.”

“To be the first Belgian to play for Liverpool is a big thing.”

“Sometimes in England, people look down at the Europa League, but being from the continent, I've always realised what an important competition it is.”

“I'm really pleased to have signed with Activate Management and am really looking forward to exploring my commercial opportunities with them around the world.”