Leicester 0-4 Liverpool: 4-goal involved TAA sends unbeaten Reds 13 pts clear

Roberto Firmino's brace, James Milner's penalty and Trent Alexander-Arnold's strike saw leaders Liverpool beat Leicester City 4-0.

Match Report

Liverpool opened up a 13-point advantage at the top of the Premier League as Roberto Firmino scored twice in a 4-0 victory at Leicester City.

The Reds showed no sign of fatigue after winning the Club World Cup in Qatar last weekend, with their nearest challengers Leicester overwhelmed at the King Power Stadium.

Former Liverpool boss Brendan Rodgers saw his side fall behind to Firmino's first-half header before Jurgen Klopp's men scored three times in seven second-half minutes.

Substitute James Milner made it 2-0 from the penalty spot before Trent Alexander-Arnold teed up Firmino for his second and then finished the scoring himself as Liverpool moved closer to a long-awaited title.

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Match Events

1' CLOSE! Alexander-Arnold's long shot saved

Liverpool fire an early warning shot as Alexander-Arnold gets forward and takes a strike from outside the area, forcing Schmeichel to get down to make an important save.

11' Salah misses a golden chance

Schmeichel is forced to come out of his penalty area in hopes of getting to a lofted pass ahead of Salah on the edge of the 18, but he misses the ball, taking Ndidi out instead. The retreating Pereira forces Salah wide, cutting the angle and ensuring the eventual strike hits the side netting!

31' GOAL! Leicester 0-1 Liverpool (Firmino)

After a partially cleared corner, Alexander-Arnold sweeps a cross back to the far post, where both Firmino and Salah queue up to get a head to it - though it’s the former that squeezes it past the hand of Schmeichel and the frame of the goal!

71' Penalty Goal! Leicester 0-2 Liverpool (Milner)

PENALTY TO LIVERPOOL! The corner is taken towards the six-yard box looking for Van Dijk, but it clearly strikes the outstretched arm of Soyuncu! The referee immediately blows his whistle, and a VAR review is almost instantaneous!

Substitute Milner steps up and rolls his penalty coolly and calmly to the left, sending Schmeichel the wrong way!

74' GOAL! Leicester 0-3 Liverpool (Firmino)

Alexander-Arnold fizzes a square ball into the penalty area for Firmino, who has a moment to settle the ball before placing his curling shot into the top corner of the goal!

78' GOAL! Leicester 0-4 Liverpool (Alexander-Arnold)

THERE’S NO STOPPING LIVERPOOL, WHO GO UP 4-0! A turnover in midfield allows Mane to latch onto it and spark a counter-attack. With three attackers and only two defenders, the Senegal international finds the open man in Alexander-Arnold, who dispatches a low, first-time drive which beats Schmeichel!

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