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Liverpool were missing several major players against Leicester, but they were still in their own class and devastated with the opponent.
LIVERPOOL – LEICESTER 3-0:
Liverpool were very impressive against Leicester and took a well-deserved victory over Brendan Rodger’s men. The Reds took the lead after an own goal from Jonny Evans, before Diogo Jota shot 2-0 towards the end of the first half after some beautiful football.
– Once again, Diogo Jota scores at Anfield. It is bright from side to side. If the first goal was a bit of luck, it’s pure class, exclaimed TV 2 commentator Peder Mørtvedt when Jota scored.
Four minutes before full time, Firmino stabbed 3-0.
The three goals not only secured the victory, but also a new record. Liverpool have now scored in 39 straight games at Anfield, which is a new club record according to Ged Rea, who is responsible for Liverpool statistics.
Acclaimed Liverpool injury
Liverpool are in a real injury nightmare, and especially the defense is very exposed. Van Dijk and Gomez are out with long-term injuries, while Trent Alexander-Arnold will be out of action in the coming weeks.
In addition to this, Henderson, Thiago, Oxlade-Chamberlain and Williams are injured, while Mohamed Salah has received a crown.
Several were impressed by Liverpool’s good game against Leicester, especially considering all the injuries. One of them was Morten Langli.
– Awesome Liverpool game. 5-7 men missing in their best positions, a bit of how to watch it. But there are still several classes better than Leicester, the football commentator wrote on Twitter as Liverpool entered the break.
Also The Independant football journalist Miguel Delaney thinks Liverpool impressed a lot.
– So far this is an extremely impressive achievement for Liverpool given his absence, he wrote on Twitter during the match.
It went straight down the throat in Leicester
Although Liverpool were missing a number of important players, they were healthy early on against Leicester. After ten minutes, Curtis Jones and Sadio Mane collaborated, and Jones had to finish from an acute angle. The shot was hard, but Schmeichel was on the score sheet.
Liverpool kept running against a somewhat toothless Leicester in the first half. After the break, the home team paid off. James Milner took a good corner and Evans clumsily managed to get it into his own goal.
The ball was also in the net soon after, but then Leicester goalkeeper Schmeichel received a free kick after too harsh treatment from two Liverpool players.
Leicester tried to respond to the enormous pressure from Liverpool and were incredibly close. Vardy kicked the ball out the left side and the forward struck out Barnes at 45 degrees. The winger narrowed, but the shot went over the crossbar.
But Liverpool kept going and five minutes before the break they rose to 2-0. Robertson hit a strong post from the left side in front of the goal, and there Jota appeared and headed the 2-0. The Portuguese has scored like this in his first four straight home games with Liverpool, which makes him historic.
Continued driving
Liverpool were also dangerous in the second half. A few minutes into the second half, Jota was again dangerous up front, but the shot went a bit above the goal.
A few minutes later, Mane entered after Fofana missed a tackle attempt. The Senegalese tried to put the ball into the far corner, but Schmeichel made a brilliant save before Fuchs jumped the line.
Jota kept threatening Leicester’s defense and once again Schmeichel had to do everything he could to keep Leicester in the game. The Portuguese’s first attempt was saved, and the return hit her in front of the goal. Again, Schmeichel makes a good save before Evans drives the ball into his own post.
Leicester was on a few visits before them too. After just over an hour of play, Vardy had a good chance, but Alisson saved the Englishman’s attempt.
Roberto Firmino has struggled to score this season, and it was almost a miracle that he didn’t make it 3-0 in the 77th minute. Alone with the goalkeeper, he finished off the post, but was also first on the return leg. The goal was towards the goal, but it was cleared on the line. The ball then went to Mane, who shot through an opponent and into the post before Schmeichel intercepted the ball.
But four minutes before full time was set for Firmino. Milner lifted a ball and Firmino came up and directed the ball into the far corner with a good header.
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