Jordan Ayew scored early to give Leicester City hope of a surprising win at Anfield, but Alexis Mac Allister has set up two goals and Mohamed Salah scored his 16th of the season to grow Liverpool's Premier League table lead.

Three straight defeats with a match against a wounded Manchester City next…these are undoubtedly testing times for Leicester City and their new boss Rudd van Nistelrooy. While defeat at leaders Liverpool was hardly surprising,

And so the curtain comes down on an eventful calendar year at Anfield. Twenty-eight games, 23 wins, 72 goals…and two managers. at Anfield started with a 4-2 win over Newcastle on 1 January as Jurgen Klopp's side went three points clear at the top.