Chapter 1: What were the key moments in Liverpool's 2-1 victory over Leicester?
Here's Robertson.
He's going wide to get past Ricciardo, he's found Mane! And they've found a second! Good pressure on the ball by Iheanacho, he's stolen it away from Maddison! Iheanacho come back, Maddison didn't finish it, there's London!
Leicester 1, Liverpool 2 was the final score here at the King Power Stadium. But statistically, Leicester had the better of the game. They had more attempts, more attempts on target, more passes. They edged the possession, 49% possession, the lowest that Liverpool have had all season. They've managed at least 63 in their opening three games of this season.
They did run slightly further, so it was a win, but a hard-fought one for Jurgen Klopp's men. Sadio Mane and James Milner are with Greg Whelan.
Guys, very well done. James, a fourth straight win, but just how big a battle did you face out there to get it in the end?
Yeah, massive, and we knew it would be.
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Chapter 2: How did Alisson's mistake impact the game?
It wasn't a good performance from us in most aspects, really, pressing, defending, keeping the ball. It was tough work, but that's not taking anything away from them either. They're a good team and they showed that. We knew it would be tough, but sometimes you have to win ugly. We did that today. Plenty to improve on again, and we need to improve after the international break.
Hopefully everyone comes back. but again, if you're winning games and you're not happy with your performances, that's where you need to be.
Is this the kind of game you might not have held on to winning previous seasons?
Who knows, you can't really say that, but I think you can see the way we know we can play and the way we've played the last couple of games, just finding a way to get that result when things aren't going for you, and that's what you have to do sometimes in the Premier League.
Sadio, a fourth goal in as many games for you, a good start, but do you feel you're simply carrying on where you left off last season?
Yeah, of course, I think... It's very important to score for the team. We only try to do what will make us better as a team. I think today we played very, very good football.
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Chapter 3: What were the statistics that highlighted Leicester's performance?
And also I think the attitude makes a difference because it was a very, very tough game for us. But we keep believing and try to fight together. And finally, I think we deserve to win this game and also these three points.
Sadio, what credit would you give for your colleague Andy Robertson for the hard work he put in to create that chance for you?
I think not only me. Of course I should do it and I'm trying to do and also look how work James do all the time and try to push me all the time. Sometimes I struggle but I shout all the time and then I try to do everything to come back to help. But I think it's important, it's important as a team to do this kind of job together and that's it.
When you look back over the game as a goal, you scored early of course, but how important perhaps was the timing of the second goal that Firmino scored just before half-time?
I think it was very, very important, this goal, because we were a little bit struggling at the moment and when he scored the second goal we were a little bit... Relaxing in the second half after 1-1 and it became difficult but I think it's normal because we had a face. It was a good team of Leicester and they did very well. We recognise that also.
James, that is four wins out of four. It's early days, I know, but just how good a position do you feel that puts you in going into this first international break?
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Chapter 4: What did Liverpool players say about their performance after the match?
Well, as good a position as you could be in after four games, obviously, winning them all. But, like I said, it's a long season, a long way to go, and there's plenty we can improve on. We've seen that over the last few games.
It's pleasing how we've defended, pleasing how we've fought out and got those results, but there's a lot more to come from this team, I think we know that, but it's early days in the season, I don't think anyone's hit top gear yet, so it's important that we know where we are and where we can improve and where we can hopefully get to.
A hard-fought three points today, guys, very well done. Thank you.
Well, pretty low-key reaction to the win from both Liverpool players there. Is that reflective of the performance, Jamie?
Yeah, absolutely. I thought Leicester's first performance were excellent today. They pressed Liverpool, they gave them no respect to a certain extent. And sometimes for a manager, it's almost a perfect scenario because you've won. But you can also give one or two of them a kick up the backside and say, look, that's not good enough.
Now, the public persona, when you saw Jürgen Klopp outside with the players, he was delighted. Yeah, this is brilliant.
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Chapter 5: How did Leicester respond to going down 2-0 at halftime?
Inside, there'll be one or two of them that I'm sure he'll be giving a volley to. Who? Namely, Alisson, I think the goalkeeper. I think Virgil van Dijk has to be accountable as well. When we look back at the goal, I'm sure he would have, you know, if he had his time again, maybe he could have cleared the ball as well. I think football hasn't changed.
You've got to win the individual battles, you've got to win the second balls. And what Leicester did was, after the first 20 minutes where Liverpool were in control, Leicester started to get into the game. Emil, you said it, there was a massive change when Leicester started to win those second balls.
Yeah, winning the second balls, being on the front foot, challenging for balls, not giving people time on the ball. I think you mentioned it, Jamie, before. If you give any player time on the ball, they'll be a worldie. They'll be the best player on the pitch. But if you close someone down and make them nervous when they're actually getting on the ball, they make mistakes and you see that.
From this significant sample of four games so far this season, you've had two good performances, two not-so-good performances for Liverpool, but four wins.
Chapter 6: What tactical changes did Leicester make in the second half?
Does that make them more or less likely to be title contenders?
It doesn't really change it, to be honest. You've had four wins, it's a brilliant start. You look at other clubs around them, not perhaps been so good. But there's been a lot of positives as well. You might think, maybe looking at Keita going out of the team, did that maybe affect the balance of it? But there were so many positives as well.
Let's take a look then at the first goal. Just ten minutes for Sadio Mane to put Liverpool in front in this game. And they had started well. They created chances before they got this opening move.
Yeah, they were on the front foot. And Robertson is a great, great player down the wing here. You don't know whether he's actually a left-back or a left-winger at times. Just running through players like he did there and picking people out.
Chapter 7: What are the implications of this win for Liverpool's title chances?
Mane was a bit lucky with the way that it dropped to him. But it was a good finish in the end, just toe-poking it past Michael.
Four goals for him in the Premier League this season, which makes him the Premier League's top goalscorer. 15 goals in his last 21 games and an assist from Andy Robertson. That's two for him this season. He only managed one all of last season. What about his role in the goal, Emile?
I think his role was brilliant. I've watched him for a while now and everything about him is attacking. He wants to get the ball in, he wants to whip the ball in, he wants to be on the front foot, he wants to take players on and that's what he's all about and he showed that in that goal today.
Second goal scored by Roberto Firmino. You felt that goal was coming particularly from him, Jamie, but where did it come from tactically?
I think from a set-piece point of view, Leicester seem to struggle with picking up players. You can see Maddison, he's marking zonally there and I don't like it when a player's got their arms up in the air, that he's trying to grapple there. I think that's Van... No, that's... Is it Gomez?
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Chapter 8: What lessons can Liverpool learn from this match going forward?
Then he ends up grabbing hold of Van Dijk. He never looked comfortable. The next corner, he's now found himself with Firmino. And watch, he never looks at the ball. He never looks comfortable. And I always like, if you can, try to keep your eye on the ball, watch the player, and all of a sudden there's a movement, and it's a very subtle one, and he just loses his man.
And it's an uncomfortable position that he's in there. You just watch him, he tries to find out, tries to get pushed off the ball too easily, one or two yards. By the time he gets there, it's too late. But what I will say is... I want to compliment on his game as well, because for me, he was the man of the match today, James Madison. We picked him out there.
And if I was the manager, I wouldn't have him anywhere near set pieces after this. But what I would say is get him on the ball. What a talent, 21 years of age. I love to see him. He ran the game today in a midfield full of international players. He was the main man on that pitch. And I was surprised he actually took him off with 10 minutes to go. I would have kept him on.
I thought he was fantastic today. I mean, 21 years of age, what, third, fourth game in the Premier League. He looks like he's been here for years.
Yeah, well, we'll get into him a little bit later on and talk more about what he brings to the game. But we saw warning signs from Leicester before that goal from Roberto Firmino. They were coming back into the game. It wasn't until the second half, though, that they scored. What did you make of the Leicester goal?
I think Leicester, you know, they were always on the front foot with this. And if you look at James Madison, he's a great passer. With this pass from Van Dijk, This one from Van Dijk. I don't understand. He could have just cleared that. That's set for you perfectly to just clear that ball. Turn them. You've got three forwards with lightning pace.
Just turn them and don't put any pressure on the goalkeeper.
Caused by Leicester pressure and then Liverpool not dealing with that pressure, Jamie.
Yeah, Emil's spot on there, but I don't want my keeper doing Cruyff turns. I've got no interest in that. That's not for me. And it's the worst Cruyff turn I think I've ever seen. That from Virgil van Dijk, Emil's spot on. Just clear it. He's given him a bad ball back. Now, you've got an opportunity to just boot that ball up the line. Instead, he tries to do a trick that he's just not on to do.
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