Liverpool 3-1 victory against struggling Leicester on Thursday gave the title favorites a fright, but Curtis Jones put them seven points ahead at the top of the Premier League. After Jordan Ayew’s early goal at Anfield stunned Arne Slot’s team, the leaders regained their composure and Cody Gakpo equalized shortly before halftime. Shortly after halftime, Jones, an England midfielder, scored the second goal to celebrate his 100th Premier League appearance. Mohamed Salah secured Liverpool’s 11th victory in their previous 13 games in all competitions with his 19th goal of the season.
Liverpool’s comeback put them far ahead of Chelsea, who Fulham defeated 2-1 earlier in the day and now sit in second position.
“Because we went 1-0 down it was a game before we made it 3-1 and then I think you saw how good we really are,” Slot said.
The Reds have only lost once in their 17 league games this season, and they still have a game in hand over Chelsea.
Since Slot replaced Jurgen Klopp by joining from Feyenoord in the off-season, they have had an incredible run, winning 22 of their 26 games in all competitions.
Slot puts Liverpool in a prime position to repeat Klopp’s 2020 Premier League title-winning performance in the second half of the season.
“It’s a bit of a boring answer, but as a manager you go game by game because you know how many you still have to play,” Slot remarked in reference to Liverpool’s pursuit of the championship.
Because of the high caliber of clubs, you might witness unexpected results, particularly in the Premier League.
“Maybe if it was the Eredivisie it would feel like this but not in this competition.”
In addition to leading the Champions League and advancing to the League Cup semifinals, Liverpool will enter 2025 on Sunday when they play their final game of the season against West Ham.
After losing for the third week in a row, third-bottom Leicester is one point from safety.
Salah’s close-range attempt struck the post, almost giving Liverpool the ideal start.
However, in the sixth minute, the opposing team overwhelmed Liverpool’s defense on a night when a thick fog shrouded Anfield.
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