PHOTO: Liverpool 'keeper Mignolet pushing pears

Seems a ninth-place standing and slim European hopes aren't the only thing going pear shaped on the Merseyside, as Liverpool first-choice shot-stopper Simon Mignolet's been promoting Belgium's finest pomaceous fruits.

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Born and bred in Sint-Truiden, a Belgian town famous for its produce, the 28-year-old has stayed loyal to his roots, promoting the football-themed pears courtesy of local Fruit Innovation Farmers association.

No word yet if Arsenal's Per Mertersacker or Hartlepool vet Adam Bartlett have been contacted to join Mignolet in his pear-pushing pursuits.