Mignolet, second from left, has played second fiddle to Alisson, centre, since last summer

Liverpool expect Simon Mignolet to remain at the club next season with Jürgen Klopp valuing his attitude and approach to being back-up goalkeeper to Alisson Becker.

Mignolet is highly regarded by Klopp, the rest of Liverpool’s backroom staff and in the dressing room in how he has dealt with a period in his career in which he has been demoted as No 1.

The standards set by Alisson, 26, since his arrival from Roma last summer for £65 million have restricted Mignolet’s opportunities, but he played the role of understudy unselfishly and was praised by Klopp and goalkeeper coach John Achterberg for adopting a team-first ethos.

Mignolet signed a long-term contract in 2016 and Liverpool believe he has an important role to continue to play