Liverpool stunned as Lookman lifts Leicester

football : Jurgen Klopp admitted Liverpool had alone themselves to blame for their shock 1-0 frustration at Leicester as Mohamed Salah ’ s penalty miss and Ademola Lookman ’ s winner dented the Reds ’ claim challenge yesterday ( Dec 28 ). Football Premier-League
By AFP Wednesday 29 December 2021, 09:43AM

Leicester ’ s Luke Thomas vies with Liverpool ’ randomness Mohamed Salah. photograph : alpha fetoprotein Klopp ’ sulfur side saw their 10-match unbeaten run in all competitions ended by Lookman ’ s second half hit .
Liverpool trail leaders Manchester City by six points, with the champions playing at Brentford this even .
Beaten for the first time since their 3-2 loss at West Ham in November, second placed Liverpool paid the price for miss chances .
crucially, Kasper Schmeichel saved Salah ’ s first base half penalty as Liverpool failed to score in the league for the first clock since March .
“ We were just not good adequate. We hush had enough chances. What we did with the ball was precisely not justly. We played a truly bad game, ” Klopp said .
“ We should have defended better. We do that normally, why we didn ’ thymine do it today is hard to explain. There were therefore many performances below the normal level. ”
Liverpool ’ s flop against COVID and injury ravaged Leicester, who were hammered 6-3 by City on Sunday, puts supernumerary press on them to take maximum points at claim rivals Chelsea in their first game of 2022 on Sunday .
“ It ’ s a big gap. In this consequence it is not my problem. If we play our normal football, Liverpool football, we have the casual to win more games, ” Klopp said .
“ The first matter is not to do it ever again like this. We lost our rhythm and weren ’ thymine calm adequate to get it back. That is our fault. ”
Leicester knob Brendan Rodgers added : “ It ’ s an absolutely heroic performance. An amazing leave for us with everything we ’ ra going through against one of the best teams in the worldly concern. ”
Liverpool had more rest than Leicester over Christmas after a Leeds COVID outbreak forced the delay of their crippled on Sunday.

back in action merely 48 hours after their thrash at City, Leicester were unable to field a accepted centre-back for a replay of the League Cup quarter-final north korean won by Liverpool on penalties stopping point week .
Liverpool, bolstered by Virgil avant-garde Dijk ’ s return from COVID, looked set to take advantage of Leicester ’ s makeshift line-up in the early stages. Salah had a golden opportunity to open the score in the 16th hour after his slalom through the Leicester defense was halted by Wilfred Ndidi ’ second trip .
But Salah failed to score a Liverpool penalty for lone the third base clock as Schmeichel saved his improbable effort before the Egyptian headed the rally against the measure .
Profligate Liverpool
Schmeichel made a host of fine saves to keep Liverpool at bay before Sadio Mane was guilty of a shocking miss when he sprinted through the heart of the Leicester defense, only to blaze over .
Klopp held his question in frustration and the german had tied more argue to rue Liverpool ’ s extravagance in the 59th minute .
Three minutes after coming off the judiciary, former Everton forward Lookman took Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall ’ sulfur pass, danced past Joel Matip and forced Van Dijk to back off as he planted a fine complete past Alisson Becker from 10 yards .
elsewhere yesterday, Tottenham were held to a 1-1 draw at 10-man Southampton .
Southampton took a merited conduct in the twenty-fifth moment with a stunning strickle from James Ward-Prowse .
The crippled was turned on its head when Mohammed Salisu brought down Son Heung-min in the punishment area soon before half-time .
Salisu was sent off for a second base yellow card and Harry Kane made no mistake from the spot.

In the second half, Kane saw a goal controversially disallowed by VAR for offside .
“ Yeah, I think Harry scored doubly, one a penalty and then the second goal. I think that I don ’ thymine want to comment on the reviewer decisiveness or the VAR decision, ” Spus director Antonio Conte said .
Fifth placed West Ham won 4-1 at base Watford to bolster their top four wish, while Crystal Palace defeated bottomland side Norwich 3-0 at Selhurst Park.