Fuck you, you smug, jug-eared virtue-signalling, crisp-flogging tit....IT'S THE RAAAAAAAAAATAIIIIINGGGSSSSSS.
"Hello, Liverpool fans, Football Gods here, would you like to pick this weekend's football results? You would!? Well, go ahead then! This one's on us!"
Apart from fucking Arsenal, this was as good as it gets. You all lose! And we win!!!!!!!! A quite-fancied Leicester arrive, full of optimism and fabulous character, and duly give us a game. But it was a game that we won - right at the very last gasp - and overall, we deserved it, especially in the first half when Leicester seemed overwrought and timid.
Adrian (5) The last two games have made Alisson's imminent return even more welcome. Moved a bit late when coming out to tackle the always-dangerous Vardy and then let Maddison's shot go straight through him. Was fairly quiet and assured apart from that, but he nearly cost us points again.
TAA (7) Very influential, he was solid defensively and Chilwell had a dreadful first half, he couldn't deal with him in defence or attack. The contest was more even in the second 45, but overall TAA cam out on top, and really should have added a few more assists to his name; a few of his deliveries into the box were almost impossible to defend and should have ended up in the goal.
Lovren (7) Perhaps a bit of a surprise, but given Gomez's last display wasn't exactly great, perhaps not. Either way, fully justified Klopp's trust with an aggressive and reliable display, and gave Vardy limited space and time to cause any damage.
Virgil (6) Improved compared to the Salzburg display, but still seems almost human, and made a couple of small errors - could have done much better for their goal. Solid as usual apart from that, but can play much better.
Robertson (7) Not quite as eye-catching with his passing and final ball as his mate on the other flank, but still got into some great positions and had one decent effort, even if it was smacked down the goalkeeper's throat a bit. Little bit of needle at the end too, which is nice.
Fabinho (7) Another very decent display with a few cracking challenges thrown in and some neat passing. He did get a bit loose in possession as the game went on, and was rightly booked for a cynical foul, which seemed to curb his enthusiasm a bit. Good overall; he can certainly play better, but he's generally consistently solid, which is vital in this role.
Wijnaldum (6) Lots of good stuff in the first half, without really hurting them enough - his passing is still so conservative - but he did seem a bit less effective after an hour and looked in need of a rest, which he duly got when replaced by Henderson.
Milner (8) Well, well, well. Not for the first time this season (or indeed since he arrived, in one of our most brilliant free signings ever) the evergreen Milner was arguably the best player on the pitch. The pass for Mane's goal was glorious, curved beyond a despairing Jonny Evans right into the path of a speeding Sadio, and then he despatched a typically nerveless pelanty and celebrated like the boss he is.
Salah (6) Worked like a lunatic and ran at Leicester all afternoon, but his passing was really wonky and for a while he couldn't have found a red shirt in a fucking abbatoir. One good shot was well saved and then he was whalloped late on by that stupid-haired dirty cunt Choudhary and had to go off.
Firmino (5) Doesn't ever look like he's enjoying himself when played wide, where he doesn't have the pace or space to really operate at his best. Looked much happier when switched back, and should have done much better with one chance, but again, he's not really the most reliable in that respect. Ordinary.
Mane (8) Started on the right and contributed to making Chilwell have one of the most gruelling 45 minutes of his nascent career. Switched back, scored a beauty, won the (generous) pelanty and generally gave Leicester a horrible time of it. Marvellous.
