It was a tight opening 20 minutes although Liverpool looked the better of the two sides. Liverpool manager Klopp: "It is a maximum satisfaction to win like this today and on perfect days we win football games. 11.55am EDT 11:55 Full-time: Liverpool 2-1 Leicester; 11.54am EDT 11:54 Full-time: Norwich 1-5 Aston Villa; 11.52am EDT 11:52 GOAL!
Adrian did well to snuff out his only real opportunity in front of goal in the 65th minute.It was a job well done for the Liverpool defence and those cutting off the supply lines further up the field.© Copyright 2020 The Liverpool Football Club and Athletic Grounds Limited.
James Milner scored a stoppage-time penalty to give Liverpool a dramatic 2-1 victory over Leicester City at Anfield on Saturday.Milner calmly slotted home from 12 yards out to maintain the Reds' 100 per cent start to the Premier League campaign.The affair looked to be heading towards a draw after James Maddison's 80th-minute finish cancelled out a first-half opener from Sadio Mane.Here are five talking points from a breathtaking match...The relief exhaled when the final whistle sounded told you everything about the importance of the three points on offer.For the third Premier League match in a row, Liverpool emerged victors by a one-goal margin. “To concede after two minutes then lose our captain was massive for the team. I see Liverpool declining at some point and this might be the time, defensively they’ve been very lucky this year. Liverpool’s winning run continues.Jones thought he was done for as Stoke manager but Hogan has popped up in the last minute to almost certainly earn them a win.Mings sends a poor header back to Heaton but it doesn’t have enough on it, allowing Drmic to nip in to score. Liverpool 2-1 Leicester (Milner, pen, 90+5),GOAL! We cannot lie,” the manager said. Image: Liverpool FC via Getty Images. The 32-year-old has put seven Premier League goals past the Reds - and only Andy Cole and Thierry Henry have scored more.But Vardy's influence on proceedings here was extremely limited.
This was by far the most dramatic out of the three.
By the end of the 90 minutes, he'd had just 21 touches of the ball. A HUGE win. Fazit Der FC Liverpool gewinnt durch einen Elfmeter in der Nachspielzeit mit 2:1 gegen Leicester City und siegt damit saisonübergreifend zum 17. Danny Welbeck and Craig Dawson also had good opportunities but were denied by Dean Henderson, but do not let those facts kid you into thinking.34 - James Milner’s penalty was the 34th time Liverpool have scored a 90th-minute winning goal in a Premier League match – at least nine more than any other side. The relief exhaled when the final whistle sounded told you everything about the importance of the three points on offer. 'Let's carry on' will be the message relayed by Klopp when his side return to club action - and they do so with a trip to Manchester United on October 20.Just when Liverpool needed it in the first half, up stepped Mane with his 50th Premier League goal for the club to become the 10th different Red to reach that figure in the division.He did so on the 100th top-flight outing of his Liverpool career as he found the back of the net for the eighth time this season.⚡️⚡️⚡️ Sadio in the @premierleague ⚡️⚡️⚡️ This was by far the most dramatic out of the three.The Reds looked set for a frustrating draw as the game creeped into injury time. Either way, this was big for Stoke, winning 2-1 in dramatic scenes at Swansea:Sid Lowe was at the Bernabéu to see Real Madrid 4-2 Granada:It was a bad day for Norwich.
It’s currently 0-0 in West Ham v Crystal Palace, which you can follow with Rob Smyth.Mauricio Pochettino said his team struggled to recover from the early blow of a serious injury to Hugo Lloris: “Of course. 5️⃣0️⃣ Goals https://t.co/VouAkeeky5.Clinical finishing, sublime link-up play and a tireless work-rate - what a player.Dejan Lovren was part of the Reds' backline for only the second time this term, with the other occasion the Carabao Cup victory at MK Dons.The Croatian slotted in seamlessly as he led the team for aerial duels won and clearances, as well as passing accuracy among the starters.Jamie Vardy has often been a thorn in Liverpool's side. I don’t want to take credit from Brighton but of course the team suffered a massive impact.”.Hope for Nathan Jones?