Leicester v Liverpool ratings: Vardy 8, Schmeichel 8; Salah 4, Mane 4

Jurgen Klopp's side six points behind leaders Manchester City after Salah misses penalty

LEICESTER RATINGS: Kasper Schmeichel - 8 The Dane saved Salah’s penalty and later made an even better stop to defy the striker from close range. A high-class performance. Reuters

Timothy Castagne - 6 The Belgian allowed Mane a huge opportunity and let Jota have a free header. On other nights he may not have been so lucky. EPA

Wilfred Ndidi - 7 The Nigerian gave up the penalty but got away with it when Salah missed the spot-kick. He was otherwise solid against the underperforming attackers. PA

Daniel Amartey - 8 The Ghanaian led the defence with conviction. He made a series of blocks and used space cleverly to minimise the danger. Getty

Luke Thomas - 8 The 20-year-old was undaunted by the challenge of facing Salah. He kept the striker relatively quiet and used the ball well. Getty

Boubakary Soumare - 5 The Frenchman was wasteful on the ball and surrendered possession too easily. He tried to screen the defence but was not as effective as he might have hoped. PA

Hamza Choudhury - 6 The 24-year-old worked hard. He was effective rather than flashy and was tiring when he was replaced by Lookman after 56 minutes. EPA

Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall - 8 The 23-year-old played in Lookman for the only goal and was impressive throughout. He was dangerous on the ball and dropped back to help out the defence. PA

James Maddison - 6 The 25-year-old saw less of the ball than he wanted but linked well with Dewsbury-Hall and Vardy. He showed the odd flash of threat before being withdrawn for Albrighton in the 68th minute. EPA

Kelechi Iheanacho - 6 The Nigerian took a physical approach and it was reciprocated by the defence. He unnerved Matip but went down heavily late in the first half and was substituted for Tielemans in the 56th minute. EPA

Jamie Vardy - 8 The 34-year-old never let the defenders settle. He was foiled by a Matip block and supplied Maddison with a good opportunity. His movement was superb. Getty

SUBS: Ademola Lookman - 8 The 24-year-old joined the fray for Choudhury in the 56th minute and scored the only goal three minutes later. His directness and dribbling ability gave the team a different dimension. AFP

Youri Tielemans – 5 The Belgian came on in the 56th minute for Iheanacho and struggled to get into the match. His touch was off and he dwelt on the ball. Getty

Marc Albrighton – 7 The 32-year-old replaced Maddison in the 68th minute and his hard work and intelligence helped get the team over the line for the victory. Reuters

LIVERPOOL RATINGS: Alisson Becker - 5 The Brazilian had no chance with Lookman’s winner but other than that had very little to do. A frustrating night. Getty

Trent Alexander-Arnold - 6 The 23-year-old caused Leicester problems with his passing and he was effective going forward. He was caught in front of the ball for the winning goal, though, which left Matip exposed. AP

Joel Matip – 6 The centre back got into a battle with Iheanacho and was booked early. He made a splendid block to stop Vardy but was sold short by Alexander-Arnold for the only goal. AP

Virgil van Dijk – 6 Leicester targeted other defenders and tried to avoid the Dutchman. He was composed whenever the attack strayed into his area. AP

Kostas Tsimikas – 5 The Greek got forward but his crossing was wayward. He was sloppy on the ball in his own half, too. AP

Fabinho – 5 The Brazilian was booked early and it affected his performance. He was unusually ineffective and was replaced by Milner in the 64th minute. PA

Jordan Henderson - 5 The captain looked to attack but his shooting and passing were off beam. He looked tired in the second half and was withdrawn for Firmino with 20 minutes to go. PA

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain – 4 The 28-year-old laboured to get into the game and was rarely successful. He disappeared for long periods before being substituted for Keita after 55 minutes. PA

Mohamed Salah - 4 The Egyptian earned and missed a penalty, hit the bar from the rebound and was later denied by a great save. It was far from the striker’s best night. PA

Diogo Jota - 4 The Portuguese put a header wide but could not get involved in a threatening manner. A sub-par effort. EPA

Sadio Mane – 4 The Senegalese had one of those games when the ball bounced off him. His control was poor. He seemed set to score but blazed over the bar. EPA

SUBS: Naby Keita - 4 The Guinean joined the action in the 55th minute for Oxlade-Chamberlain in the hope he could provide the team with some extra thrust. He couldn’t. EPA

James Milner - 4 The 35-year-old replaced Fabinho after 64 minutes. He was strong in the tackle but the team needed creativity which he could not supply. EPA

Roberto Firmino – 4 The Brazilian was brought on for Henderson with 20 minutes left. He struggled to make an impact. EPA

Liverpool slipped further behind Premier League leaders Manchester City after a 1-0 defeat at Leicester.

The Reds – with Virgil Van Dijk and Fabinho back in the side after recovering from Covid-19 – were awarded a penalty in the 16th minute when Mohamed Salah was brought down by Wilfred Ndidi.

However, the Egyptian forward saw his spot-kick saved by Kasper Schmeichel and he then headed the rebound against the crossbar.

Sadio Mane fired over early in the second half, before Leicester took the lead on the hour through substitute Ademola Lookman, after the former Everton player was played in by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.

Schmeichel saved from Van Dijk at close range late on as the Reds pressed for an equaliser, but the Foxes held out as Brendan Rodgers celebrated a memorable victory over his old club.

Liverpool, held to a draw by Tottenham in their last match, now sit six points off the top, while Leicester are ninth.

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