Leicester City continued their fight for the league title, as they beat Liverpool 2-0 at the King Power Stadium. Jamie Vardy put in another Man of the Match performance, as he scored a stunner from 30 yards out and added a second few minutes later to earn all the three points for Leicester City.
The Foxes are now three points clear on the top and look unstoppable.
We take a look at the individual player ratings from the game at King Power Stadium:
Leicester City
Kasper Schmeichel – 7/10
Liverpool had more shots in the game than Leicester City, but just two of them were on target, and Schmeichel really didn’t have much to do. He put ina decent performance and helped his team keep a clean sheet.
Danny Simpson – 8/10
Danny Simpson was particularly brilliant going forward and his work rate was also impressive. He also put in a couple of good tackles, and helped his team to keep a clean sheet.
Wes Morgan – 7/10
Wes Morgan put in a brilliant performance in the weekend and did it once again last night. He blocked a couple of shots that could have caused few troubles for Leicester City.
Robert Huth – 8/10
Huth put in a solid performance at the back, as he didn’t allow Liverpool players too much time and space on the ball. He made sure the Liverpool players don’t get too many shots on goal
Christian Fuchs – 7/10
Left the defense open a couple of times, but Liverpool players didn’t do enough to take advantage of that. His long throws caused panic in the Liverpool defense, and was also impressive going forward.
Marc Albrighton – 6/10
Albrighton had a decent evening, but should be doing better. He failed to get in the right channels, and Clyne did well to contain him. He was substituted in the 78th minute for Demerai Gray.
N’Golo Kanté – 8/10
He keeps getting better, doesn’t he? Kante put in a solid performance in the middle of the park, as he controlled the game brilliantly. His strong presence in the midfield is easy to see, as he made few good tackles and was also dominating in the air.
Daniel Drinkwater – 7/10
Drinkwater doesn’t get all the plaudits he deserves, but he has been top notch this season alongside Kante. He made few great tackles in the middle of the park, but his passing could have been a bit better.
Riyad Mahrez – 7/10
Mahrez caused a few troubles in the Liverpool defense, and went close to scoring a couple of times with his long range shots. Mahrez also played the ball for Vardy’s first goal, and was a constant threat to the Liverpool defense.
Shinji Okazaki – 7/10
Okazaki put in a good performance, and his work rate was particularly impressive, but should be scoring from the header that was saved by Simon Mignolet.
Jamie Vardy – 10/10
He is unstoppable, isn’t he? Confidence is the key for any striker to be successful, and Vardy has loads of them. He scored a stunning goal from 30 yards, before adding a second few minutes later.
Substitutes:
Demarai Gray – 5/10
He came on the 78th minute for Albrighton, but hardly had time to make any sort of an impact.
Andy King – N/A
Leonardo Ullo – N/A
Liverpool
Simon Mignolet – 6/10
Mignolet made a couple of good saves, but once again looked nervous defending corners. Jamie Vardy did well to spot him off the line for his first goal, and his reading of the game makes you wonder if Klopp will get a new goalkeeper in the summer.
Nathaniel Clyne – 5/10
Clyne was decent at the back, but should be doing much better going forward. Probably needs a break from first team action, and Klopp should consider bringing Flanagan in his place.
Dejan Lovren – 5/10
Lorven was troubled by Jamie Vardy and Shinji Okazaki, but was left even more disappointed with his partner in defense Mamadou Sakho
Mamadou Sakho – 3/10
Sakho keeps making poor individual errors. He doesn’t look too comfortable with the ball bouncing in front of him, and his reactions are slow too. Should be doing much much better.
Alberto Moreno – 4/10
Moreno gets forward, and gets into the right areas too, but his decision making is shambolic to say the least. Klopp might consider giving Brad Smith a chance in the future games.
Lucas Leiva – 4/10
DIfficult to see if Lucas is making any real contribution to the team. He is absolutely zero when it comes to creativity, and is nowhere near a top 4 quality midfielder.
Emre Can – 5/10
Emre Can has got the quality, but his decision making needs to be improved. His pairing in the midfield with Henderson looked impressive before Klopp decided to bring back Lucas back into the team. He should be doing much better in the midfield, and was poor last night.
Jordan Henderson – 5/10
Poor decision by Jurgen Klopp to play him on the right side, when his easily the best central midfield player in the Liverpool team. Henderson struggled to make an impact, and his passing was really poor.
Adam Lallana – 4/10
Just one goal so far in the season for Adam Lallana, and you’d start to think what’s his contribution in the team. It was a typical Lallana performance last night, and he looked clueless with the ball, and always opted for the easy crosses.
James Milner – 4/10
Another player Klopp might want to get rid of as soon as possible. Milner’s work rate was good last night, but unfortunately he was creative effort to create any real goal scoring chances for his team.
Roberto Firmino – 6/10
Firmino was probably Liverpool’s only decent player last night, as he was hardly suppported by his teammates. Firmino made some defensive contribution as well, but Klopp should get better players around him to see his real quality.
Substitutes:
Christian Benteke – 4/10
Benteke came on in the 65th minute, but struggled to get even one shot on target.
Joe Allen – 6/10
Joe Allen looked impressive in his short cameo, and should be starting more often.
Joao Carlos Teixeira – N/A
