Carabao Cup 2017/18: Leicester City 2-0 Liverpool, 5 talking points

#3 Shinji Okazaki - Leicester City's catalyst for a famous win

Shinji Okazaki was Leicester's game-changer

The Foxes were looking down the barrel after a drab first half. With Jamie Vardy injured and Leonardo Ulloa being isolated, Leicester never looked like scoring a goal until the Argentine striker was taken off for the arrival of Shinji Okazaki. As soon as the Japanese international made his way onto the field, the Slimani-Okazaki partnership looked threatening.

Okazaki troubled the Liverpool back line by closing down with intent and took advantage of the usual shortcomings from the Reds' defence. He scored Leicester's first after the hour mark albeit with some help of a deflection but the goal was well-deserved for the forward who proved to be a game changer for Craig Shakespeare's side.