Liverpool 3-1 Leicester: Reds move SEVEN points clear at the top of the Premier League after surviving an early scare from the Foxes
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They’ve grown accustomed, over the years, to the thick fog which can drift up to this place from the Mersey and obscure the way. It was more disorientating than usual last night: eddies of mist cloaking the pitch one minute, clearing the next and clouding the way was clouded once more.
![[The Egyptian produced a stunning finish beyond the flailing Jakub Stolarczyk in the 82nd minute]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/26/21/93504397-14228453-image-a-54_1735250060558.jpg)
But Liverpool are a side seeing and playing with utmost clarity of thought these days and after a challenging start, were undeterred in their quest to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League to seven points, with a game in hand. A few chants of ‘top of the league’ rang out as the path finally became clearer – faint and tentative at first, as if no one dared even tempt fate about how this all might all turn out.
![[The Foxes had taken a shock early lead when Jordan Ayew steered a finish past Alisson in the sixth minute]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/26/21/93503339-0-image-a-41_1735248634833.jpg)
A side once fuelled by shots of electricity are proceeding on the quiet side, calmly and inexorably. For 39 tense minutes after they conceded the opening goal, there was no temptation to throw the sink at Leicester. But by the end of the night, an equaliser had extended into the 22nd win in Arne Slot’s 26th game at the Liverpool helm.
![[The home side hit back just before the break through Cody Gakpo, who excelled on the night]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/26/21/93503345-14228453-image-a-53_1735250027183.jpg)
Liverpool’s prior experiences in fog had not generally been so good. There was a Super Cup tie here against Anderlecht here in 1978, when ended in aggregate defeat, not to mention the 5-1 defeat in Amsterdam in 1966 which had Bill Shankly insisting Ajax ‘got lucky.’.
![[The Dutchman curled an effort in the far corner to restore parity after a frustrating first half]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/26/22/93503341-14228453-image-a-68_1735250559528.jpg)
