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Liverpool keeper Mignolet ready for physical Wimbledon battle

Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet insists he can handle the up-and-at-'em tactics of FA Cup opponents AFC Wimbledon.

Mignolet claims he is ready deal with powerhouse Adebayo Akinfenwa - who calls himself the world's strongest footballer - and the rest of the Dons' bully boys.

"We know what to expect from Wimbledon," Mignolet said.

"As a goalkeeper it's the physicality, you know what you will come across and you have to be ready to stand up for that.

"There were a few crosses and high balls for me to deal with in the game against Leicester. And I think I did well to come and collect them.

"It won't be any different against Adebayo Akinfenwa and company when we take on Wimbledon on Monday.

"It's an away ground with tough conditions, but we know what we are going to come across and will prepare ourselves."

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