Experts agree that the coach was right in his assessment. Both own goals can be classified as really bad luck.
In the 38th minute Faes flowed, which at first glance seemed to defy the laws of physics, overturning helpless goalkeeper Danny Ward. Meanwhile, without the efforts of his colleague, Trent Alexander-Arnold’s cross shot would probably have been cleared without major problems.
The Belgian stopper’s horror show was not over yet. Just before the half-time whistle, Darwin Núñez slipped past the Leicester defense and lobbed over Ward. His attempt rebounded off the right post to Faes and into the net. He thus set the final result at 2:1 for Liverpool. “Both of their own goals were in no way comedy,” ex-England goalkeeper Paul Robinson spared the hapless man.
With his unenviable feat, Faes became just the fourth player in Premier League history to beat his goalkeeper twice in one game. He has also become a grateful butt of jokes on social networks. “If the starter still puts his head into it, it will be a perfect hat-trick,” laughed one of the fans, for example. There’s no need to add a comment to the photo montage that former Liverpool defender Luis Enrique posted on his Twitter profile.
Faese can at least be happy that his solid position in Leicester’s central defense will probably not change even after the ill-fated game. “He didn’t play at all for Belgium at the World Cup, so he needs to play some. From the moment he joined us, he’s been fantastic,” coach Rodgers defended the 24 year old stopper.
