Curtis Jones’ double pushed Leicester to the brink of relegation as Liverpool cruised to a 3-0 win – two years to the day since the Foxes’ FA Cup triumph; Gary Neville believes Jurgen Klopp was sending a message to his Champions League rivals with post-match celebrations
Jamie Carragher and Gary Neville agree that Newcastle United are more likely to drop out of the top four at the expense of Liverpool than Manchester United.
Gary Neville believes Newcastle and Manchester United will be sweating over Liverpool's late-season resurgence in the race for Champions League qualification.
Curtis Jones' double pushed Leicester to the brink of relegation as the Merseysiders cruised to a 3-0 win at the King Power Stadium - two years to the day since the Foxes' FA Cup triumph.
The midfielder's first-half brace and Trent Alexander-Arnold's stunner eased the visitors to victory as the hosts capitulated to leave them staring at the drop.
That it came on the anniversary of their first ever FA Cup win underlined the 2016 Premier League champions' fall from grace - but Liverpool moved to within a point of Manchester United as their late charge for the top four continued.
Jurgen Klopp celebrated wildly with his travelling supporters at the final whistle with his trademark three first bumps.
His side have won each of their last seven Premier League games, with only Manchester City stringing a longer run of wins together this season (11 currently), while it's the Reds' longest winning streak in the competition in over a year, since a 10-game run between January and April 2022.
Neville told Monday Night Football: "Manchester United and Newcastle still have a job to do. Jurgen Klopp's fist-pump at the end is definitely something that, if you're a Newcastle or a Manchester United player, you recognise as 'he's coming for you'. I think he's sending them a message.
"They are going to have to make sure they do their job properly as Liverpool will win their two games. Manchester United and Newcastle have got to forget the idea that Liverpool are going to drop points, as if they don't do their job they will slip out of the top four."
Gary Neville was full of praise for Trent Alexander-Arnold after his starring role in Liverpool's 3-0 win at Leicester City.
Since his debut in December 2016, Alexander-Arnold has been directly involved in 65 goals in the Premier League - 12 goals 53 assists - more than any other defender.
Jamie Carragher told Sky Sports: "As a player, he looks re-energised. At times we question whether players are giving everything when results aren't going well. Right now, he looks absolutely over the moon that he's playing in midfield. He looks faster, more energetic and he looks like he's been given a new lease of life."
"Liverpool are looking to play with two No 10s right now and we see it with Jones' second goal. I think it's really interesting in terms of the profile of player Liverpool bring in during the summer. We know they're going to bring in two or three midfielders.
Curtis Jones says the competitions that he and Trent Alexander-Arnold have in training are paying off, whilst TAA says it was Jurgen Klopp's idea to use the free-kick routine he scored from.
"When we talk about when Liverpool won the title - Jordan Henderson, Georginio Wijnaldum and Fabinho... some of those players are still there, but it was about running and power. What we're seeing now is the twist and the change that Klopp has mentioned. Jones is a player with confidence. Right now, we're seeing his breakthrough moment.