Simon Mignolet claims he had to leave Liverpool because the signing of Alisson meant it would be pointless to fight for his place.
The Belgian made just two appearances behind the Brazilian last term.
Mignolet accepted his situation would not change and moved on last summer to join Club Brugge six years after arriving at Anfield.
“If I could really fight for my place, I might have stayed,” Mignolet told Het Belang van Limburg.
“But if I had ended up in goal if Alisson picked up an injury, I would be allowed to push 10 shots out of the box.
1/22 Alisson Becker
7 – had surprisingly little to do but made a couple of key saves
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2/22 Trent Alexander-Arnold
8 – made charging runs and brilliant cross-field balls, and won his battle with Raheem Sterling
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3/22 Dejan Lovren
7 – quietly effective in snuffing out Sergio Aguero’s threat
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4/22 Virgil van Dijk
8 – dominant in his own box, making several key clearances with head and feet
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5/22 Andrew Robertson
8 – dogged defensively and delivered a brilliant assist for Mohamed Salah’s goal
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6/22 Fabinho
9 – scored a fine goal and disrupted City’s midfield rhythm throughout
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7/22 Jordan Henderson
8 – worked tirelessly and whipped in a stunning cross for Liverpool’s third
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8/22 Georginio Wijnaldum
8 – a typically reliable performance in centre midfield
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9/22 Mohamed Salah
8 – finished his header well and pressed intelligently
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10/22 Roberto Firmino
7 – linked well with his teammates and worked hard, though finished was awry
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11/22 Sadio Mane
8 – a goal and relentless work ethic
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12/22 Cladio Bravo
5 – not at fault for all of the goals but certainly could have done more
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13/22 Kyle Walker
5 – not his best performance at either end of the pitch
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14/22 John Stones
4 – a difficult night against Liverpool’s attack trident
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15/22 Fernandinho
6 – Struggled to get to grips with Salah’s runs in from the right wing
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16/22 Angelino
5 – provided a threat and picked up an assist but lacking defensively
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17/22 Rodri
4 – caught out of position, still looks unfamiliar in the role
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18/22 Ilkay Gundogan
5 – a quiet display
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19/22 Kevin De Bruyne
5 – provided City’s greatest threat but his crossing was slightly off-target at times
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20/22 Raheem Sterling
6 – worked hard but ultimately failed to produce an end product
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21/22 Sergio Aguero
5 – linked well outside the box but never found the finish
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22/22 Bernardo Silva
6 – game seemed to pass the Portuguese by until his goal
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1/22 Alisson Becker
7 – had surprisingly little to do but made a couple of key saves
AFP via Getty Images
2/22 Trent Alexander-Arnold
8 – made charging runs and brilliant cross-field balls, and won his battle with Raheem Sterling
EPA
3/22 Dejan Lovren
7 – quietly effective in snuffing out Sergio Aguero’s threat
REUTERS
4/22 Virgil van Dijk
8 – dominant in his own box, making several key clearances with head and feet
EPA
5/22 Andrew Robertson
8 – dogged defensively and delivered a brilliant assist for Mohamed Salah’s goal
PA
6/22 Fabinho
9 – scored a fine goal and disrupted City’s midfield rhythm throughout
AP
7/22 Jordan Henderson
8 – worked tirelessly and whipped in a stunning cross for Liverpool’s third
EPA
8/22 Georginio Wijnaldum
8 – a typically reliable performance in centre midfield
AFP via Getty Images
9/22 Mohamed Salah
8 – finished his header well and pressed intelligently
Action Images via Reuters
10/22 Roberto Firmino
7 – linked well with his teammates and worked hard, though finished was awry
PA
11/22 Sadio Mane
8 – a goal and relentless work ethic
AFP via Getty Images
12/22 Cladio Bravo
5 – not at fault for all of the goals but certainly could have done more
EPA
13/22 Kyle Walker
5 – not his best performance at either end of the pitch
Getty Images
14/22 John Stones
4 – a difficult night against Liverpool’s attack trident
PA
15/22 Fernandinho
6 – Struggled to get to grips with Salah’s runs in from the right wing
AP
16/22 Angelino
5 – provided a threat and picked up an assist but lacking defensively
AFP via Getty Images
17/22 Rodri
4 – caught out of position, still looks unfamiliar in the role
AFP via Getty Images
18/22 Ilkay Gundogan
5 – a quiet display
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19/22 Kevin De Bruyne
5 – provided City’s greatest threat but his crossing was slightly off-target at times
REUTERS
20/22 Raheem Sterling
6 – worked hard but ultimately failed to produce an end product
Action Images via Reuters
21/22 Sergio Aguero
5 – linked well outside the box but never found the finish
AFP via Getty Images
22/22 Bernardo Silva
6 – game seemed to pass the Portuguese by until his goal
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“Then Alisson could immediately claim his place again, and even if he pushed the ball into his own goal, he would still stay [in the starting XI]. What sense did it make for me?”
And Mignolet has no regrets over his move, either, insisting there were no more opportunities left for him.
“No, because I knew that the opportunity existed,” he added. “I haven’t thought once: ‘S***, now Liverpool is in the Premier League race and I’m gone’.
“Of course, I could have stayed with Liverpool to earn my money, challenge for the league title and the Champions League.
“However, as long as you are not on the starting XI yourself, a price feels different. So I would rather play in the starter at Club Brugge than grabbing the English title as a substitute at Liverpool.”
