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Simon Mignolet insists justice was done after Liverpool returned to winning ways with a thrilling 3-2 victory over Leicester City.

Liverpool's No.1 believes he was on the wrong end of two poor decisions from referee Anthony Taylor at the King Power Stadium.

Mignolet is adamant he was fouled by Shinji Okazaki in the build up to the Foxes’ first goal and says he played the ball when he was penalised for bringing down Jamie Vardy in the box.

The Belgium international ensured that a difficult night for him ended in triumph as he kept out Jamie Vardy’s penalty.

“We dug in and deserved the victory,” Mignolet said.

“Their first goal was a clear foul. Okazaki had hold of my left arm. It meant I couldn’t jump properly for the ball.

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“I just had to stay cool and try to see the game through. The penalty was not a penalty, I touched the ball and he ran into me.

“It’s a coming together which is normal, I just don’t think it’s a penalty. I told the ref I got the ball. I wasn’t in any doubt, I knew it.

“If an outfield player had made that challenge then nobody would speak about it. I thought it was clear. The ball didn’t go anywhere, it stayed there because I had touched it. I got there first.

“Thankfully, those decisions didn’t cost us and we got the three points.”

Mignolet had studied Vardy’s previous penalties with goalkeeping coach John Achterberg and fully expected the England striker to smash it down the middle.

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It was the eighth penalty Mignolet has saved for Liverpool and only two keepers in the club’s history - Elisha Scott and Sam Hardy - have kept out more.

“I knew to stay up right,” he said.

“It was well struck, he went for a lot of power. He has scored two like that recently. Luckily, I was able to get two hands behind it.

“I’m not interested in records or how good my penalty record is, the main thing is it gained us three points. That’s what we needed and what we can build on.

“We can take a lot of positives out of the game. We fought for it, we had to dig in and we showed character to get the result we needed. That’s never easy, especially in the position we’re in.”

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Liverpool appeared to be cruising early on as Mohamed Salah nodded them in front before Philippe Coutinho made it 2-0 with a stunning free-kick.

But Okazaki pulled one back on the stroke of half-time and the second half was open and frenetic. Jordan Henderson restored the two-goal cushion before Vardy’s header set up a nervy finale.

“We know Philippe can produce that,” Mignolet said.

“I knew the moment it left his boot it was going to go in. He’s done it many times, not only in games but in training.

“Once it went over the wall, you know it’s in. All credit to him. Nobody is going to save that.

“It’s always tough to come here and it was quite a rollercoaster. We want to be solid and stronger and we’re working hard to improve on that.

“Yes, there were a few setbacks and a few difficult moments but we kept cool heads and showed that we have bravery and courage as we saw the game out.

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“We know inside the dressing room what we have to do and we’ll work on getting better. We can kick on and this can be a very good step forward.

“We will analyse it and get ready to go again as we’ve another big game in the Champions League on Tuesday night.”

Mignolet is likely to find himself on bench for that showdown with Spartak Moscow in Russia. Jurgen Klopp picked Loris Karius for the opening group game against Sevilla and the German is expected to get another opportunity to shine in Europe.

However, Mignolet isn’t resigned to missing out on Liverpool’s Champions League campaign.

“I don’t want to think about that right now,” he added.

“Everyone wants to play in big games and I’m not any different.

“I prepare myself always the same for every game to be ready whenever the manager needs me.”