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Everton legend Southall unimpressed by Liverpool keeper Mignolet

Everton legend Neville Southall has questioned the quality of Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet.

Southall has criticised Mignolet by stating the Belgium shot stopper's handling "isn't the best".

Writing in his Paddy Power blog, Southall said: "All I can say about Simon Mignolet is he's definitely in my top 20 of Premier League goalkeepers.

"And trust me, he doesn't feature very high on it. When they first bought him, I was surprised.

"When you think of the great Liverpool goalkeepers Tommy Lawrence, Ray Clemence, Bruce Grobbelaar, Pepe Reina - he never struck me as a player capable of hitting those standards.

"His shot-stopping is good, his distribution is decent, but he isn't the best on crosses."

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