This archive report was first published on 29 December 2021.
December 29, 2021
Liverpool's title hopes took a hit after they suffered a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Leicester City at the King Power Stadium.
Despite having a host of chances, including a Mohamed Salah penalty, the Egyptian's second-ever Premier League miss from the spot, along with some poor finishing from others in red, meant Liverpool were left frustrated.
"We needed some effort not to score tonight," Klopp said. "We had quite a few chances. I didn’t like the intensity even in the beginning but sometimes we have starts like this and we lost rhythm and never found it back."
Leicester City, who have struggled to replicate their form from the last two seasons, battled hard to get back into the game and were rewarded with three points.
"Given the context of the game on the back of Sunday, the players put in a heroic performance given the recovery time and having played City," Leicester coach Brendan Rodgers said.
Meanwhile, Chelsea left back Ben Chilwell will undergo knee surgery that is likely to rule him out for the rest of the season.
