3 Things we learned from Liverpool 3-0 Leicester City

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Wesley Fofana and Youri Tielemans of Leicester City (Photo by Visionhaus) /

Leicester City were defeated by a depleted Liverpool team on Sunday with an uninspiring performance to keep the Foxes rooted in 4th place.

With so much expectation and optimism going into this match it was hard to imagine the 3-0 result we eventually got. Whilst the Foxes too have their injury problems, they have been performing at an exceptional level beating teams with a 5-4-1 system that suits the old counter-attacking DNA of this Leicester City side.

However, it’s safe to say Liverpool dominated the game start to finish, with a Johnny Evans own goal, and a Diego Jota and Roberto Firmino header. With such an uneven contest, amidst the optimism, what did we learn from yesterday’s encounter?

Harvey Barnes can’t be trusted for Leicester City

Another game, another what if moment for Harvey Barnes.

We might be having a different discussion had the England International buried his chance in the first 20 minutes. After Jamie Vardy found him with a great cut back, all he had to do was finish but instead we saw the ball sail into the stands.

A lot of Foxes fans are getting a little bit fed up with Barnes and his finishing or lack thereof.

The 22-year-old was replaced on the hour for Cengiz Under and immediately the Foxes started to get into the game more and have more control, they didn’t necessarily look any more threatening but it’s the control that Brendan Rodgers so often demands.

People questioned why he was dropped for Dennis Praet for the last league match before the international break against Wolves, a move that proved decisive towards the Foxes victory as Praet gave the side a lot more control in the more advanced areas on the pitch.

I think that Rodgers cannot fully trust Barnes in the so-called bigger games in the decisive moments. Think of how many times we say after a match that Barnes could have scored this and that, he’s a wonderful player, it’s just the Leicester manager will be likely to put his faith in someone else in a bigger game if this pattern continues.