Watch the highlights from Liverpool’s 3-1 victory over Leicester on Boxing Day to put the Reds seven points clear at the top of the Premier League table.
After 99 minutes of football, Liverpool took all three points, comfortably beating Leicester 3-1 at Anfield.
It seemed a foregone conclusion before the game, but the Foxes stunned the hosts and raced away to an early lead.
Six minutes in, Stephy Mavididi set up Jordan Ayew for a tidy finish inside the box. The veteran forward used his strength to great effect to hold off Andy Robertson’s challenge and create space for the finish.
Despite the goal, Leicester were on the backfoot for most of the match. Robertson and Mohamed Salah both hit the woodwork in the first half before Cody Gakpo levelled the scoreline on the stroke of halftime with a strong contender for goal of the month.
The Dutchman unleashed a brilliant curling shot from outside the penalty area that dipped over Jakub Stolarczyk and nestled into the side-netting.
Liverpool started the second half strong too, with Curtis Jones giving them the lead four minutes after the break through an easy tap-in from Alexis Mac Allister’s low cut-back pass.
The first of two lengthy VAR checks took place for that goal, but it was eventually awarded.
In the 68th minute, Gakpo thought he had a brace when he tucked away a loose ball, but the second long VAR check of the match ruled the goal out.
Nevertheless, Salah added further gloss by netting his 100th home goal in the Premier League (two for Chelsea, 98 for Liverpool) with a neat curled finish around the keeper with his left boot.
Leicester were never really in the game, even when they were, as evidenced by their overwhelmingly low xG of 0.33 compared to the hosts’ generated xG of 1.83.
WATCH: Liverpool 3-1 Leicester Highlights
The result sees Arne Slot’s side extend their lead at the top of the table to seven points, while the Foxes worringly drop down to 18th.
Liverpool take on West Ham next for their last game of the calendar year, while Leicester face struggling Manchester City.
