Liverpool showed their resilience as they came from behind to beat Leicester 3-1 in a foggy Premier League match at Anfield.
Although we conceded an early goal, The Reds were able to dominate the match and eventually Cody Gakpo; Goals from Curtis Jones and Mohamed Salah secured a comfortable win.
Leicester took an unexpected lead within six minutes and started the match in impressive fashion.
Stephy Mavididi broke down the left and sent a low cross into the box. Jordan Ayew left Alisson with no chance before Andrew Robertson fired into the bottom corner.
Liverpool responded with pressure and their full-backs Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold were heavily involved, whipping dangerous crosses into the box.
Robertson came close to equalizing in the 24th minute when he headed home Alexander-Arnold's cross. Salah's curling effort moments later also clipped the woodwork, much to the dismay of the hosts.
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But Liverpool's resilience was damaged at halftime. Alexis Mac Allister, who had a great game in midfield, sent a simple forward pass to Cody Gakpo.
The Dutch forward fired a powerful shot from the edge of the box into the top corner to level the score at 1-1.
The second half started again and Liverpool left. Curtis Jones put the Reds ahead just four minutes after the restart.
Salah and Mac Allister combined on the right wing to send a low cross into the box. Jones was in the perfect position to guide the ball past Leicester goalkeeper Stolarczyk with his first touch.
Leicester struggled to regain their composure and their attacking threat was evident.
Foxes managed to score one goal in the second half and Liverpool took control.
In the 79th minute of the game, the host Salah continued to press for the third goal with Stolac's goal.
In the 82nd minute of the game, Liverpool won and Salah equalized.
Gakpo's high cross found the Egyptian on the right wing. Salah danced into the box and dribbled past defenders before unleashing a trademark finish from the corner.
The win cemented Liverpool's position at the top of the table, especially after Chelsea's earlier drop in points.