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Liverpool skipper, Steven Gerrard, has expressed his delight on the capture of Simon Mignolet from Sunderland FC. Gerrard claimed that competition for places in great for the club and admitted that the side needs quality in depth
to compete for major honours.
The Reds secured the signing of Belgian international Simon Mignolet from Sunderland for a £9 million fee earlier this week. There were rumours that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pepe-Reina-c29672 will be leaving the club in the summer transfer window which is why
the club has acquired the Belgian. However, manager Brendan Rodgers stated that Reina will be staying at the club and is confident that the competition between the duo will bring out the best results.
Steven Gerrard claimed that it will be the manager’s decision as to who will be the number one between the sticks. He stated that the club wants to keep Reina at the club which is a good sign. He hailed both the players and stated
that it will be a great battle.
“I think who becomes the Liverpool No.1 is going to be Brendan Rodgers' decision. I think he has gone on the record and said he wants to keep http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pepe-c29670 Reina, who is a world-class goalie - and Mignolet had a fantastic season as well
so competition for places is going to be really healthy,” he was quoted as saying in an interview.
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 international further added that Reina is one of the best goalkeepers in the world and insisted that the Spaniard will do whatever he can to hang on to the number one place.
“I know Pepe won't give up the No.1 without a fight. I have experienced him in top, top form and I think on his day he's in the top five keepers in the world so it's going to be an interesting one to keep the eye on,” he concluded.
Simon Mignolet had a great season with Sunderland last term and made a string of stunning saves to help his former side stay in the Premier League. The player has widely been regarded as a great talent and Liverpool may have made
a bargain.
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