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LIVERPOOL failed to finish off a slew of chances and conceded a sloppy goal in a 0-2 loss at Leicester City in the English League Cup, arousing the ire of its frustrated manager Juergen Klopp on Tuesday.
It is becoming a familiar narrative for the Reds in a disappointing month when they haven’t won any of their 4 matches. Questions are now being asked about their efficiency at both ends of the field.
Liverpool over-ran Leicester in a dominant first-half display, with Philippe Coutinho orchestrating the attacks from midfield. But the visitors struggled after the Brazil playmaker was substituted at halftime of the third-round match in a pre-planned move from Klopp.
In another game-changing substitution, Shinji Okazaki came on in the 53rd minute for Leicester, scored 12 minutes later with a deflected shot after Liverpool’s defense was beaten to two headers, and then laid the ball on for Islam Slimani to drive home a stunning second goal at King Power stadium.
“Second ball from a corner and a goal from a throw-in — I’m sick of goals like this, to be honest. Unbelievable,” Klopp said.
Referring to the first goal, Klopp added: “We didn’t push up together — I say it one time, I say it a thousand times. It’s not nice to concede these goals.”
Since beating Arsenal 4-0 in the English Premier League before the international break, Liverpool was thrashed 0-5 by Manchester City and drew 1-1 at home to Burnley in the league, conceded late to draw 2-2 with Sevilla in the UEFA Champions League, and has now been eliminated from the League Cup.
Klopp is easing Coutinho back to full match sharpness after the midfielder missed Liverpool’s first six games of the season — officially because of injury and illness — while he was the subject of three transfer bids from Barcelona.
Leicester couldn’t handle Coutinho’s passing and movement in the first half, and only came into the game when he was off the field. “They’ve got a world-class player in Coutinho,” Leicester manager Craig Shakespeare said. “I was very relieved when he went off.”
Liverpool finished the game having had 21 shots, but only three on target. Against Burnley on Saturday, the Reds only scored once from 35 shots.
Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace were among the other EPL teams to win.
In another unconvincing domestic display at its temporary home of Wembley, Spurs beat second-tier Barnsley 1-0, with a Dele Alli goal in the 65th.
Palace scored its first goal since August 22 to earn a 1-0 win over Huddersfield and a first victory under new manager Roy Hodgson. Bakary Sako was the scorer from a corner.
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