When the final story comes to be told of the 2018-19 season, how vital will this game turn out to be? Liverpool have moved five points clear of Manchester City and, for that reason alone, it has been a profitable 48 hours for Jürgen Klopp’s team. Yet there was no getting away from the fact this was a missed opportunity for the Premier League leaders, with the first tell-tale signs of nerves sweeping Anfield and perhaps getting in the minds of one or two players.
This is certainly no time to get stage fright, with 14 games still to go, and it was particularly surprising given that Sadio Mané, Liverpool’s most dangerous player, had given them the lead from the first noteworthy attack. Liverpool were facing a team who had lost four of their last five games, but Leicester were tough, obdurate opponents who refused to be cowed and demonstrated a spirit of togetherness that made it feel perplexing Claude Puel finds his position questioned so frequently.
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