Liverpool hosted Leicester City in the Premier League on Thursday night at Anfield and it was an enjoyable outing for the Reds. Jurgen Klopp’s men impressed largely for most parts of the game in a 2-0 win over Brendan Rodgers’ men, with Diogo Jota also finding the back of the net yet again for Liverpool to continue the fine form that he is in this season. Liverpool were not in their 100% best for the entirety of the game on Thursday night but they showed class and composure for most tjnes when they were with the ball and eventually did well enough to earn themselves all the three points as well as keeping a clean sheet. Jota was responsible for the two goals Liverpool had in the match and they were his 16th and 17th goals of the season.
The win saw Liverpool reduce the gap between them and Manchester City to nine points as they look to steal a March on the league leaders. Here is how the best Liverpool players were rated for their fine outing against Leicester City.
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Rewind the same a decade ago today and Reds, who was defeated by Rafael Benitez, prepared themselves for a crucial clash against Tottenham Hotspur when they seemed to expand their unbeaten record. The similarities with the task against Liverpool on Saturday evening when they are in shape in Arsenal do not end there.