Leicester’s leaky defense should be music to Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool ears and our tipster is backing some big-priced scorers to take advantage.
Leicester v Liverpool, Monday 8pm, live on Sky Sports
It’s been seven years since Leicester played their last title-winning 2015/16 Premier League game. They are on the verge of a second Premier League title after being relegated – a fate which previously befell 1994/5 champions Blackburn. But with James Maddison and Harvey Barnes there remains hope – two genuine top-6 players who lost it in a relegation battle. It is clear where the problem lies. Leicester have not kept a clean sheet in their last 20 Premier League games – they are the only team in Europe’s major leagues not to keep a clean sheet since the World Cup.
And now Liverpool come knocking, with a top-four finish now in their sights and boasting six consecutive wins.
It’s a game that screams goals but the market is in line with that, so we’re going to go into the goalscorers market.
Trent Alexander-Arnold almost provided our best bet last weekend to score at 9/1, with a crisp drive that David Raya headed home with one of three shots from his new hybrid position. He is worth following along with Ibrahim Konate (12/1) and Virgil van Dijk (7/1) to score anytime. No team has scored more from set-pieces than Jurgen Klopp’s men (16) – and Leicester have a tendency to crumble under direct pressure in their box.
