A first-half double from Curtis Jones and a spectacular strike from Trent Alexander-Arnold gave Liverpool a 3-0 win at relegation-threatened Leicester
after lifting the trophy for the first time in their history at Wembley. Five of the starting lineup from that day, which was played in front of a limited 20,000 crowd owing to the pandemic, also began here, including the club captain Evans, who made his first league start since October after a hamstring complaint. Evans initially seemed to provide a welcome calm but two Liverpool goals inside three minutes soon shifted even the slightest sense of comfort.unthinkable 5,000-1 title win.
The galling thing for the interim manager Dean Smith is that until Jones’s first goal, on 33 minutes, Leicester had kept Liverpool at arm’s length. Luis Díaz, one of two Liverpool changes from victory over Brentford last time out, skittled a shot against the side netting a few minutes earlier. Then a long ball downfield by Alisson altered the picture. Wout Faes did not deal with the ball and Díaz was first to it.
It was a painful goal from a Leicester perspective but the pain was about to get much worse. Cody Gakpo accelerated clear of Wilfred Ndidi and Soumaré on halfway and played in Salah, who fed the roaming Jones with a cute pass. Jones collected the ball on his right foot, swivelled and promptly smacked the ball beyond Daniel Iversen with his next touch. By now – with 36 minutes on the clock – any grains of belief had been shredded. A couple of supporters headed for the concourses.
The slate-grey skies at half-time married with a bleak forecast for Leicester, who visit Newcastle before hosting Brighton on the final day. Last week, after, Smith cancelled the players’ day off and this week the end-of-season awards night was canned. The Leicester chairman, Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, naturally struck an upbeat tone in his programme notes.
Leicester did not roll over and Alisson had to make the first notable save of the second half. Harvey Barnes exchanged passes with Jamie Vardy and then Youri Tielemans before picking the ball up on the edge of the Liverpool 18-yard box. Barnes took aim with his right foot but Alisson flew to his left and pushed a curling shot wide with a strong right hand.
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