Two own goals from Wout Faes gave Liverpool a 2-1 win over Leicester at Anfield
Liverpool ended a year they will remember with a night Wout Faes would dearly love to forget. The Leicester defender scored two ludicrous own goals to gift Jürgen Klopp’s team a victory that closed the gap on fourth-placed Tottenham to two points in the race for Champions League qualification.
Klopp had tasked his players with starting with the same intensity and sharpness that underpinned victory at Aston Villa on Boxing Day. Leicester’s early struggles against Newcastle on the same day, when they found themselves two goals down inside 10 minutes, had been noted. But so much for best-laid plans. It was Leicester, called in on a day off by Rodgers to analyse their Boxing Day failings, who were positive, assured and energetic from the first whistle.
Liverpool were momentarily stunned. Their sluggishness lasted much longer. Klopp had made one enforced change from the Villa victory with Harvey Elliott replacing Fabinho, whose wife went into labour shortly before kick-off. The contrast in performance level was stark, however, with Liverpool lacking cohesion and giving up possession cheaply.
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