Simon Mignolet has publicly thanked both his fianceé and Liverpool's coaching staff for his excellent form this year, coming after an extremely poor start to the 2014-15 season.

Mignolet's poor form combined with a string of losses for Liverpool saw him dropped in place of Australian 'keeper Brad Jones for a game against Manchester United in December. Jones' injury against Burnley three games later saw Mignolet get back into the team, and he hasn't looked back since.

 "My wife asked me, 'are you over-thinking stuff too much?''' said the Belgian.

"Coincidentally the day afterwards when we met the coaching staff they mentioned the exactly same thing. That triggered something similar to a click in my head, something which told me: look we have to change something here. 

"Obviously it helped that she and the coaching staff noticed it at the same time, so that was something we changed and it has helped my game and my performances since."

Mignolet's improved form has been to such a good level that, with just three games of the season left to play, he leads the race for the Barclays Premier League Golden Glove award. Liverpool's number one is keen to win the award, but insists that you can take nothing for granted in this league.

"There is still a big incentive between now and the end of the season to try and get the most clean sheets together because that will mean we have finished the season strongly," he continued.

"I know from experience that in the Premier League anything is possible and everything can twist and turn. That is why we have to focus on our own jobs and make sure we win as many games as we can. We defend as a team and hopefully winning that award could also see us get into the top four. To achieve those things would be a great way to end the season."