Five Things We Learned From Liverpool v Real Madrid, Including Markovic Promise And Being Stuck With Balotelli

3) Simon Mignolet may have bought himself some time

The Belgian played well between the sticks and kept the score lower than it could have ended up being.

It wouldn’t be surprising if Liverpool’s links to Fiorentina keeper Neto die down if the 26-year-old carries this form in to the next few games.