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Joel Matip and Fabinho didn’t give Jamie Vardy an inch.
Evergreen James Milner proved he can be a playmaker from both right back and Trent Alexander-Arnold. It was a shame that he had to return to midfield after another untimely injury to Naby Keita.
When Keita entered the disabled list early in the second half, those who expected the champions to collapse during this debilitating period must have been asking, “If not now, when?”
Liverpool’s six world-class absences ensured that the preamble to Leicester’s arrival almost made them favorites in some eyes.
Such reliable predictions have become a trend ahead of numerous Liverpool games this season, a combination of the extended disabled list and the inexplicable early loss at Aston Villa.
The fact that Liverpool’s victory put them on a par with Tottenham Hotspur led to two conclusions. First, the depth of Klopp’s team is underestimated. Second, Anfield visitors still play with the jersey and the shield more than the ball.
Who can blame them? Statistically, this is now the most imperious Liverpool of all, eclipsing Bob Paisley’s streak from 1978-81. Leicester never threatened to repeat the feat of the team that ended Paisley’s streak.
Among Bill Shankly’s most memorable quotes was making Anfield a “bastion of invincibility.”
Klopp’s Liverpool are 64 games unbeaten at home in the league and have added a striker as sharp as anyone else in English football.
With injury crisis or not, it seems that Liverpool and Jota will have to stop.
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