Leicester City 0–1 Liverpool: Player Ratings As Trent Alexander-Arnold Returns in Style

Trent Alexander-Arnold (front) scored the winner for Liverpool against Leicester City. | IMAGO/Propaganda Photo

Liverpool took home all three points against Leicester City thanks to a late winner from Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Although Arsenal's victory over Ipswich Town spoiled any hopes Liverpool had of lifting the Premier League title this weekend, the Reds still came into their match against the Foxes eager to secure three points. Mohamed Salah was denied by the woodwork just three minutes into the match, but otherwise, Liverpool could not find the quality needed in the final third to truly test Leicester City in the opening 45 minutes at King Power Stadium.

Frustrations mounted for the visitors as the game progressed. Despite controlling the game, the Reds struggled to find a breakthrough against Ruud van Nistelrooy's men. In fact, it was Leicester that momentarily scored the first goal of the match in the 67th minute, but Conor Coady's effort was ruled out for a foul on Alisson in the build-up.

Everything changed when Arne Slot brought on Trent Alexander-Arnold on in the 71st minute. Fully recovered from an ankle injury, the defender made his first appearance in over a month and got on the scoresheet just five minutes later. Leicester failed to clear a Liverpool corner and the ball fell to the feet of Alexander-Arnold, who fired a powerful strike with his weaker left-foot from within the box and into the back of the net.

The Reds closed out their 1–0 victory to go 13 points clear of Arsenal atop the table. The winner from Alexander-Arnold, along with Liverpool's future Premier League title, might just be the perfect send off for the defender who is primed for a move to Real Madrid at the end of the season. Leicester, meanwhile, joined Southampton as the two sides officially relegated from the Premier League.

Check out the player ratings from Liverpool's victory below.