It was groundhog day for Leicester City as their miserable record at Anfield continued with a 2-0 loss to high-flying Liverpool.
Just over two years ago, the Foxes were chasing Liverpool down as the nearest title contenders, a far cry from the current Premier League standings. Whilst it was an improvement from the Nottingham Forest debacle, Leicester City offered little in the way of attacking impetus. Here is how the players rated:
Goalkeepers and Defenders:
Kasper Schmeichel (MOTM): 8/10
Kasper has come in for rightful criticism this season but he was the shining light in Leicester’s performance. Without his 9 saves, the scoreline could have been much less flattering. His only slight mistake was parrying the ball into the danger area for the first Liverpool goal.
James Justin: 6/10
James Justin had the tricky job of dealing with live wire Luis Diaz. In this respect, he dealt with the Colombian admirably but offered precious little going forward. At times was overloaded by the combination of Andy Robertson and Diaz.
Daniel Amartey: 7/10
Amartey put behind an abject display against Forest and displayed cool defensive nous against a fearsome Liverpool attack. He generally dealt with most things coming his way.
Wilfred Ndidi: 6/10
Like Amartey, Wilf was generally exemplary in his defensive duties, being in the right place to cut out dangerous attacks. Nevertheless, he committed the cardinal sin of losing his man for the opening goal.
Luke Thomas: 6/10
Another decent display by the youngster but at times he struggled to pick his passes. Wasn’t particularly bad but not particularly good either.
Midfielders and attackers
Marc Albrighton: 7/10
As ever, Marc Albrighton put in a 10/10 for effort and in the first half was excellent at reading the game to cut out attacks. He tired badly in the second half, nearly giving away a goal.
Boubakary Soumare: 5/10
Unfortunately, the Frenchman was rather lacklustre, a theme of his Leicester City career so far. He struggled to show for the ball and there was one notable moment where he seemed to lose control of his dribbling.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall: 6/10
Brought energy to the midfield as expected but disappointing in showing for the hall despite some nice passes. Lucky that he wasn’t punished for giving up possession too easily.
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Ademola Lookman: 8/10
Ademola Lookman proved once again he plays better on the left-hand side. On several occasions, he used his dribbling skills to escape tight areas and relieve pressure for the Foxes. He also put Maddison through for Leicester City’s best chance. It’s a shame that his work didn’t lead to more.
James Maddison: 7/10
Unsurprisingly, James Maddison was at the centre of most good things for Leicester City. For the opening half-hour, he got on the ball and created some dangerous opportunities. It was a shame that Leicester struggled to get him on the ball much thereafter.
Patson Daka: 5/10
Not the greatest showing from the Zambian, who was also on Liverpool’s radar at one point. To his defence, he lacked service but was well-marshalled by the Liverpool backline who didn’t allow him to utilise his pace.
Substitutes
Kelechi Iheanacho: 5/10
Brought on to provide a focal point up front, Kelechi failed to effectively hold up play and was not able to use the ball on the occasions he got the chance to. Again was rather isolated.
Youri Tielemans: 5/10
Showed exactly why he had been dropped from the side, failing to help the Foxes retain possession. Gave it away several times too which won’t help his current standing amongst some Leicester fans.
Harvey Barnes: 5/10
Unable to offer the same threats as Lookman, continuing what has been a disappointing season for the Countersthorpe-born winger. This may have been partly down to Liverpool’s dominance in the game.