Darwin Nunez helps Liverpool push Leicester past their breaking point to close gap to Premier League top four

Liverpool cut the gap to the Premier League’s top four to just two points after they secured a 2-1 win over Leicester City at Anfield on Friday night.

The Reds started from the back foot after Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall breezed through the heart of the defence and produced a cool finish past Alisson just four minutes in. The hosts were frustrated for the majority of the first half, but the home side restored parity when Trent Alexander-Arnold’s cross was diverted into the goal by Wout Faes, who didn’t hear the calls of goalkeeper Danny Ward to leave it. The end to the half got worse for the 24-year-old Leicester defender after he registered a second own-goal in calamitous fashion, this time failing to clear Darwin Nunez’s effort that came back off the post.

The Foxes struggled to create any meaningful opportunities as they faced a battle to find a way past Liverpool’s high line, which caught out the visitors on a number of occasions. Their guests’ stumbles allowed Liverpool to hold on to three vital points.