Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has hailed under-fire goalkeeper Simon Mignolet for his performance in this afternoon's 1-0 win over Stoke City at Anfield.
The Belgian pulled off a series of crucial stops - including an injury-time save to deny Bojan - as Glen Johnson's 85th-minute winner proved enough for the hosts to end a five-match winless Premier League run.
Former Reds keeper Bruce Grobbelaar launched a scathing assessment of the 26-year-old earlier this week, but Rodgers says that the "absolutely incredible" Mignolet answered his critics today.
"Simon Mignolet, who has taken a lot of criticism, was absolutely incredible today. He didn't have a great deal to do but the three saves he had to make were very important," he told BBC Sport.
"The last seven minutes of injury time become a bit of a war and my group stood up to that and really showed their character."
The Merseysiders, who sit 11th in the Premier League table, travel to Leicester City on Tuesday night.
Shane Callaghan
