Liverpool’s victory at Anfield against Leicester is a normal result. Just think that in 33 Premier League clashes reds record of 18 wins against nine losses. More: the foxes they have been defeated in 10 of their last 12 visits to the legendary stadium for the championship.
What’s so extraordinary about yesterday’s duel in which Jurgen Klopp’s team (Dutch reinforcement Cody Gakpo assisted his new team-mates on the bench) won 2-1, after a somersault on the board (Dewsbury-Hall scored for the guests, at 4′)?
Belgian centre-back Wout Faes, 24, who signed from Reims this season, scored two own goals, becoming only the fourth player to score twice into his own net in a Premier League game, after centre-back Jamie Carragher (in the defeat against Liverpool vs Man. United, 2-3, 11 September 1999), striker Michael Proctor (in Sunderland’s defeat at Charlton, 1-3, 1 February 2003) and winger Jonathan Walkers (in suffered by Stoke against Chelsea, 0-4, on 12 January 2013).
In the first own goal Faes, who prefers to play with his right foot, should have had better contact with the ball to cushion the dangers, but he completely missed the approach with his left foot, making a shot which, in a capricious effect, went over his head by goalkeeper Ward and just stopped on goal (38′). Weird launch!
Shortly afterwards, surprised by Salah’s approach, after Darwin Núñez’s shot was cleared off the post (the Uruguayan made his 50th shot in nine Premier League games), Wout Faes didn’t put his body in the right position. position and, worse, he hit the net again, now with his right foot (45′).
«Faes came back a little rusty for not having played for a long time and for not having played a single minute of the World Cup. It was important for us at the start of the season, but today [ontem] he was unhappy,’ acknowledged Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers of the defender.
