SIMON MIGNOLET

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

When you play for Liverpool Football Club, who have won so many trophies both domestically and on the continent, you always have to believe that you can go all the way.

You have just got to make sure you do your job in the best possible way.

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

You always look for certain things you can do better and what went wrong.

Unfortunately, it's a part of football that you have to accept the decision of the manager when you're not playing, no matter how difficult it might be.

If you are objective enough to say: 'I could have done this, this and that's,' all the other critics and all the other voices are really not important and don't exist anymore.

I turned goalkeeper. My father had been one and we had a goal in the back garden. He'd taught me a bit about it so I thought I'd give it a go. I didn't really know whether it was going to be a good choice or a bad one but I joined a small local team as a keeper and it turned out to be a really good decision.

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

It's always important to respond after a defeat.

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.

I have always tended to over-think things and that had come into my game. That's good in certain moments but not when you have to make a quick decision.

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 think Eden has the qualities and talent to play in England. On his day, he can make the difference for his team.

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.

I've always been clear: I want to play.

You get a good win, you take extra confidence into the next game and it shows in the result. You end up with a snowball effect. You are in a rhythm where everything is going well. But, if you start losing games, one thing can lead to another in a bad way and, if you begin to believe nothing is going for you, it can be dangerous.

As a goalkeeper, you are only remembered for your last game.

I can only do my best, work hard, be positive and confident and I believe in myself. That is the only thing I can do.

When you play at home in the Europa League, you want to win the game.

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

When I started playing, my parents told me to go to university. They just said choose wisely and find something you can combine with training.

The European nights at Anfield are brilliant.

After every game I analyse my performance with the goalkeeping coach in a very critical manner. There is certain criticism you will take on board and other things that do not affect you. You cannot look too far into that because it can destruct you in a certain way.

The biggest challenge is the fight you have on your own.