Mignolet: We'll try to put things straight at Stoke
Simon Mignolet pledged Liverpool will look to 'put things straight' at the first opportunity after the disappointing 2-0 defeat at West Ham United on Saturday afternoon.
The Reds travelled to the capital on the back of successive victories and clean sheets against Leicester City and Sunderland, but were undone by the Hammers in their opening game of 2016.
Michail Antonio headed the home side in front in the 10th minute and their advantage was doubled early in the second half through another aerial finish, this time from Andy Carroll.
“It’s frustrating and we’re not happy with the way we dealt with them,” Mignolet told Premier League Productions of the goals conceded.
“You knew before the game that it was going to happen. That’s something we can take forward into the next games; we have to be stronger there and I’m sure we’ll work on that.
“We didn’t start the way we wanted. We went behind and against a team like West Ham it’s going to be difficult. We’re not happy with that. It’s something we have to learn from.”
A chance to make amends will arrive quickly in the form of a trip to Stoke City on Tuesday for the first leg of Liverpool’s Capital One Cup semi-final with Mark Hughes’ side.
Mignolet insisted the Reds are determined to not only bounce back at the Britannia Stadium but begin to produce displays that can keep them in contention on all fronts.
The goalkeeper said: “We’ve got a new game coming up very early, the semi-final, so hopefully we can put things straight there because it’s very important. Hopefully we can do well against Stoke.
“Any game we play we want to win. We focus on the next game in hand. We’re featuring in all competitions and that’s a positive thing.
“We can do well in all of the cup competitions we’re featuring in. We’ll try to do our best in the next game – that’s Stoke so we’ll focus on that.”