Alisson suffered another nightmare as Liverpool’s title defence was left hanging by a thread after a late collapse at Leicester.
Alisson suffered another nightmare as Liverpool’s title defence was left hanging by a thread after a late collapse at Leicester. The goalkeeper gifted Jamie Vardy a game-changing goal as the Foxes scored three times inside a dramatic final 14 minutes to clinch a 3-1 win. Alisson, fresh from two huge gaffes against Manchester City, aided Liverpool’s late capitulation when he came and missed Youri Tielemans’ long pass and Vardy ran the ball in. James Maddison had already levelled before Harvey Barnes struck to compound the visitors’ misery. Mo Salah had given them a second-half lead but Jurgen Klopp’s side are 10 points behind leaders Manchester City – having played two games more – after a third straight defeat. Vardy also missed two excellent chances when he headed at Alisson and hit the bar in the first half. It was a stunning turnaround and the Foxes moved into second, six points ahead of Liverpool. Klopp would have never envisaged such a collapse after a bright start, despite Maddison trying to lob Alisson from inside his own half.
