There was the penalty save on the opening weekend of the season to thwart Arsenal’s Theo Walcott and which, ultimately, helped preserve a slender lead and earn Liverpool two points.

Toby Alderweireld, the Tottenham Hotspur defender, would be denied a couple of weeks later to ensure Jürgen Klopp’s side left White Hart Lane clutching a draw, the very least they had deserved from a positive performance.

More penalty heroics, this time against Chelsea and Diego Costa, secured a point, match-winning saves against Stoke City earned all three and a timely intervention to repel West Bromwich Albion’s Matt Phillips kept a one-goal lead intact.

Mignolet has produced a number of crucial saves this season to keep Liverpool in the race for a top-four finish REUTERS/ANDREW COULDRIDGE

There are other games, too, in which Simon Mignolet has made a sizeable contribution. Stoke at Anfield being one: Liverpool trailed 1-0