Premier League- Matchweek 4- Leicester vs Liverpool Review


Premier League - Saturday 1stSeptember – Matchweek 4 Review -
Leicester City vs Liverpool

Klopp's team looked on course for a comfortable win after Mohamed Salah had missed an open goal, Sadio Mane took advantage of a brilliant run from Andy Robertson, and a rebounded Harry Maguire clearance left Mane clean through on goal, before he poked Liverpool in front after only 10 minutes.

Liverpool's position looked even more secure when Roberto Firmino broke free of James Maddison, to score from a James Milner's corner to double their advantage on the stroke of half-time.

Liverpool didn’t make the game easy for themselves however, the main culprit being goalkeeper Alisson, the £67m summer signing from Roma, who was left embarrassed as he gifted Leicester a goal after 63 minutes. The Brazilian was robbed by Kelechi Iheanacho while attempting to be coy with his feet, attempting a Cruyff turn in his area, much to the annoyance of Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp Rachid Ghezzal teed himself up following Iheanacho’s cross and Maddison’s missed swing shot.

Leicester pushed for the equaliser, and probably deserved at least a point, but Liverpool closed out victory to make it four wins out of four at the start of a league season for the first time in 28 years, leaving new keeper Alisson the most relieved man inside the whole of Leicester.

"It was clearly going to happen one day," Klopp said of Alisson's error. "I didn't think it was going to happen in the next match. (Referencing the keeper’s cheeky chip over Brighton forward Anthony Knockaert last week). It's all OK. He knows he could have cleared the situation”.

"I said last week we need to get used to it. Don't constantly give the goalkeeper the ball, there are other solutions. He's a fantastic goalkeeper who makes fantastic saves and of course in this situation he did not do what he should have done, but it's all good."

 Despite Leicester dominating the match, having more possession, shots and shots on target, the only stat that counts is goals, and Liverpool won that one by 2-1

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