Liverpool goalkeeper Brad Jones insists he can handle the pressure of stepping in for Simon Mignolet.

Since arriving in August 2010, Jones has been the Reds' back-up keeper, featuring in various cup matches but making just eight Premier League appearances before this season.

He is now the one in the sights of the critics but the 32-year-old is unconcerned.

"I have had it before and I'll get it again," Jones said. "There is pressure on every player in every position. You are expected to win every week and when you don't you get criticised.

"At smaller clubs you get away with certain things. The magnifying glass isn't as big, if you like.

"But if you are here you have obviously done something right to be here in the first place, and when you are here you have to deal with it as best you can.

"Every game is an opportunity. I'll just play each game and hope that I do well enough to play the next one. I have tried to play as the manager wants me to do. I have just got to go on that.

"In football, and with goalkeepers, circumstances dictate how much you do and when you do it. Sometimes you might not have a chance to do anything. I just try and play as best as I can in every aspect."