Alisson’s blushes spared as Liverpool edge to nervy win at Leicester

01 September 2018 01:28
Liverpool made it four wins from four matches for the season so far but got a reminder that they are far from perfect. Leicester exposed vulnerabilities in Jürgen Klopp’s team here while demonstrating that they are a dangerous outfit themselves. Liverpool prevailed thanks to first-half goals by Sadio Mané and Roberto Firmino but endured several scares in addition to conceding their first goal of the campaign, Rachid Ghezzal netting after a panicky blunder by Alisson.The pre-match indications had suggested this would be Liverpool’s most stringent test of the season to date and so it proved. Klopp’s side had hinted at fragility in the second half of last week’s edgy win against Brighton, and Leicester had the smarts to probe awkwardly for weaknesses even without the suspended Jamie Vardy. Related: Leicester City 1-2 Liverpool: Premier League – live! Continue readingreadfullarticle

Source: TheGuardian