Leicester City vs. Liverpool – Football Match Report – May 15, 2023

Two targets from Curtis Jones and a chic end from Trent Alexander-Arnold gave Liverpool a 3-0 win away to Leicester City within the Premier League on Monday, boosting their Champions League hopes whereas deepening the Foxes’ relegation worries.

Liverpool are fifth within the desk on 65 factors after 36 video games, one behind fourth-positioned Manchester United, who’ve a recreation in hand over their rivals. Leicester are nineteenth on 30 factors, two behind Everton within the seventeenth spot with two video games to go.

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Liverpool bagged a seventh league victory in a row, however supervisor Jurgen Klopp is unconvinced his aspect can reel in both Manchester United or Newcastle above them.

“I don’t think it’s likely [finishing in the top four] when you see how they [Man United and Newcastle] play, they have so much quality,” Klopp stated after the match. “It would be a real shame if they slip and we’re not there. So we have to do our job.”

Leicester welcomed central defender Jonny Evans again into the beginning lineup for the primary time since October, however the three-time Premier League winner with Manchester United could not instill the defensive self-discipline his aspect wanted.

“We look at the results and we’ve lost too many games and other teams have been better, it’s as simple as that,” a dejected Evans, who captained Leicester on his return. “We’ve got two more games left and we have to put in the same effort we showed tonight, the same commitment, but we’ll be competing like we did tonight.”

After a sluggish opening, Jones broke the impasse within the thirty third minute with an outstanding first-time end from Mohamed Salah’s cross after Leicester’s excessive line of defense was caught out by an extended ball excessive from Liverpool keeper Alisson.

The 22-12 months-previous midfielder put the ball within the internet once more three minutes later and as soon as extra it was Salah who set him up, with Jones taking a contact on the flip earlier than rifling residence.

The residence crowd did their finest to get their workforce again into the sport and Harvey Barnes went shut seven minutes into the second half, however Alisson pulled off an incredible save to maintain the ball out.

Alexander-Arnold then snuffed out any hopes of a comeback with a superb third after a free kick was touched into his path by Salah within the 71st minute, and he utilized a thunderous end to quiet the house followers as soon as and for all.

Salah ought to have added a fourth within the 79th minute when Cody Gakpo put him by way of, however the Egypt worldwide surprisingly dragged his shot vast of the left-hand put up with solely the keeper to beat.

With a visit to face excessive-flying Newcastle United and a house recreation towards West Ham United to return, time is operating out for the 2016 champions to retain their Premier League standing.