Arne Slot's side came from behind to see off the Foxes and stretch their lead to seven points at the summit of the English top-flight
Mohamed Salah grabbed his 16th goal of the Premier League season as Liverpool came from behind to beat Leicester City 3-1 and stretch their lead at the top of the Premier League table on Boxing Day.
Jordan Ayew gave the visitors a shock lead in the sixth minute when the former Crystal Palace man spun Liverpool's defence and guided a well-placed shot into the corner. But after hammering away at Leicester's backline, the blue wall caved in first-half stoppage-time when Cody Gakpo curled in a stunning strike from the edge of the box.
The Reds continued to turn the screw after the break, and Curtis Jones put the hosts ahead in the 49th minute after he turned in Alexis Mac Allister's cutback. Gakpo then looked to have made it 3-1, but his effort was ruled out after a lengthy VAR review as Darwin Nunez was deemed to have been offside in the build-up.
Salah did secure the points in the 82nd minute with his 100th Premier League goal at Anfield as he curled a sumptuous shot into the corner to send the Reds seven points clear of second-placed Chelsea at the summit having played a game fewer than the Blues.
GOAL rates Liverpool's players from Anfield…
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Alisson Becker (6/10):
A smart finish proved too much for him for Leicester's goal, but other than that had precious little to do.
Trent Alexander-Arnold (6/10):
His deliveries are as potent as ever but was out of position for the Ayew goal. Not his best night, but didn't need to be at his best.
Joe Gomez (7/10):
Does not look as commanding at the back as Konate but largely did well against Leicester attackers Mavididi and Daka.
Virgil van Dijk (8/10):
Was unlucky that Ayew's shot took a slight deflection off him, but he responded in comprehensive fashion to that setback with a commanding display.
Andrew Robertson (6/10):
Was, arguably, ball-watching for Leicester's opener as he was not proactive enough in averting the danger. Was a bit sloppy at times, too.
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Ryan Gravenberch (7/10):
Couldn't quite stop Mavididi's cross which led to Liverpool going behind, but he was as solid as ever in the centre of the park.
Alexis Mac Allister (8/10):
Helped create a host of chances, bagged two assists, and did a good job at trying to unlock Leicester's defence.
Curtis Jones (8/10):
After Szoboszlai's stellar performance against Tottenham, Jones responded in fine fashion with a goal in an impressive display.
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Mohamed Salah (8/10):
Looked a threat throughout, both with his runs and deadly balls into the box. Popped up with a trademark goal late on.
Darwin Nunez (6/10):
The Uruguayan worked hard as ever and had some decent efforts on goal, but was not at the same level as some of his team-mates.
Cody Gakpo (8/10):
The flying Dutchman can do very little wrong right now. A brilliantly-taken goal while his pace and power led to defenders being sent this way and that.
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Dominik Szoboszlai (6/10):
Was fairly quiet when he replaced Jones in the second half.
Diogo Jota (6/10):
Didn't get many opportunities to shine when he came on.
Waturu Endo (6/10):
Was energetic in his cameo.
Konstantinos Tsimikas (6/10):
Didn't do much, but good to have the Greek as an option.
Harvey Elliott (N/A):
Barely touched the ball.
Arne Slot (7/10):
His side did not panic when they fell behind, far from it. The Dutchman's players kept on trucking on and deservedly came away with the win. It wasn't a vintage display, but Leicester did their bit to throw them off their stride.
