Liverpool FC has lost touch with leaders Manchester City in the English Premier League. The “Reds” suffered a bitter 1-0 defeat at Leicester City, which the outstanding goalkeeper of the “Foxes”, Kasper Schmeichel, sealed with numerous brilliant saves. The Dane defused a penalty from Liverpool star striker Mohamed Salah in the 16th minute when the score was 0-0.
A “Joker” became the match winner for the home team in the 59th minute with Ademola Lookman. For Liverpool it was the second loss of points in a row after a 2-2 loss at Tottenham, and the first defeat after ten unbeaten competitive games. “The gap to City is not my problem. If we play more often like today, we don’t have to think about trophies,” said “Reds” coach Jürgen Klopp: “There were so many performances below normal levels, that’s what I got honestly no explanation at the moment. We had enough chances, but overall we played a really bad game, it was a well-deserved defeat, “said the German.
Leicester had 50 hours before the coup against Liverpool, which will be a guest at Chelsea on Sunday (5.30 p.m., Sky), a 3-6 bankruptcy at Manchester City.
The pandemic is shaking up the game plan. The match between Everton and Newcastle, which had been planned for today, was also canceled after the guests requested a move due to numerous corona cases and injuries.
Source: Nachrichten
