Leicester City 3-1 Liverpool Match Report

From the very start, the Foxes came out with an intensity that has been sorely lacking in the season so far – before the Liverpool game, Leicester had failed to score a single goal in the Premier League in 2017.

MUCH HAS BEEN made of Leicester’s improved performance tonight, but they were certainly given a helping hand by a charitable Liverpool side.

Indeed, this sacking caused widespread condemnation of the Leicester City board in light of Ranieri’s efforts in guiding Leicester to the most unlikeliest of Premier League winners last season.

There was enough time for Liverpool to stage a comeback when Philippe Coutinho scored in the second half but Leicester never looked like crumbling. That’s the real problem.

Nobody expected Leicester to win the Premier League again, or even finish in the top four, but their domestic form has simply not been good enough for Ranieri to keep his job.

“Not good in offence, not good in defence – that’s how you lose football games”. You can always find excuses but I’m not ready to look for an excuse. “If we play our best, we will be hard to play against whoever, and that’s the thing we think about”.

Current champions are only two points above last-placed Sunderland, while Crystal Palace passed them on the table with a win over Middlesbrough so Leicester are now in the relegation zone.

Henderson will then be forced to miss Saturday’s crucial clash with Arsenal at Anfield which is likely to have a major say in both teams Champions League qualification hopes.

Speaking to Sky Sports, Vardy said: “We’ve come under a lot of unfair stick with the stuff that’s been in the press lately and the lads wanted to put a reaction in”.

It is not too late for Musa to make an impact in Leicester City, but he must now challenge himself to do well and prove wrong the likes of Lineker who don’t want to see him line-up for the Foxes any more. The striker had a field day with Lucas in what was one of his better performances in what has been a generally poor season. “We just needed to show we’ve got that fighting intensity”. Not doing it feels really disappointing.