Liverpool picked up a fourth consecutive Premier League (PL) victory as they edged out Leicester City 2-1, albeit fortuitously thanks to two own-goals from Wout Faes.
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The Foxes came into the game on the back of three consecutive away victories, all of which came with the added bonus of a clean sheet, and they were in front after less than four minutes at Anfield.
Fortunately for Jürgen Klopp’s men, however, they were able to rely on Leicester defender Faes.
The first own-goal was particularly unlucky, the ball slicing off his foot, over Ward and in via the post, but he should have comfortably cleared the second instead of striking into the roof of the net after Darwin Núñez had struck the post.
Despite testing their opponents’ goalkeeper just once before the interval, the hosts had two goals and a lead at the break – football is a funny game sometimes.
In the end, though, the hosts stood firm and were able to see the game out with relative ease.
The result sees Liverpool move up to sixth in the PL table, just two points adrift of Manchester United in fourth.
