When the story comes to be told of the complete 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, most alarmingly for Klopp, perhaps getting into 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 Sadio Mané, Liverpool’s most dangerous player, had given them the lead after only three minutes. Leicester were tough, obdurate opponents who refused to be cowed and demonstrated a spirit of togetherness that made it perplexing Claude Puel finds his position questioned so frequently, with four defeats from their previous five games.
Written by Daniel Taylor at Anfield
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/jan/30/liverpool-leicester-premier-league-match-report under the title “Liverpool miss chance to pull clear as Harry Maguire grabs point for Leicester”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
