AP, Liverpool :
Liverpool missed a chance to move seven points clear of Manchester City in the Premier League after being held to a 1-1 draw at home to Leicester on Wednesday.
The leaders couldn’t build on a goal after 121 seconds by Sadio Mane at a snowy Anfield, with Leicester equalizing through Harry Maguire in first-half injury time and causing Liverpool problems in the second half.
Only a fine reaction save from goalkeeper Alisson Becker, who turned the ball away after teammate Roberto Firmino diverted it toward his own goal, denied Leicester another surprise win after beating Chelsea and Man City in the past five weeks.
As it was, Liverpool’s lead is now five points with 14 matches left as the team looks to win the league for the first time since 1990.
Liverpool’s quickest league goal in nearly three years was a 30-pass move that culminated in Andrew Robertson playing the ball across the box, through Firmino’s legs, to tee up Mane for a low shot around Maguire’s legs and inside the far post.
The Foxes are favored opposition for the Senegal international, who now has had a hand in five goals – three goals and two assists – in his last five appearances against them. It was the 100th goal scored at Anfield by Mane and fellow forwards Mohamed Salah and Firmino.
Firmino and Mane wasted chances before Liverpool’s tempo dropped.
Alisson miskicked a short backpass from Jordan Henderson, who was playing as an emergency right back, straight to James Maddison, who went down under a challenge but was not awarded a penalty.
