It is likely that Jürgen Klopp’s description of Leicester as the toughest
Premier League opponent to face at the moment was meant as a compliment to Brendan Rodgers rather than a dig at
Manchester City, but either way the Foxes lived up to their billing by giving
Liverpool their biggest scare of the domestic season so far.
A James Maddison equaliser 10 minutes from time appeared to have stopped their winning sequence at 16 and prevented the leaders opening another eight-point gap above Manchester City, until a Marc Albrighton mistake in added-time handed the lead and the game back to Liverpool, who can now equal the Premier League record of 18 straight wins when they visit Old Trafford after the international break.