Liverpool 3-1 Leicester City: Player ratings as Reds come from behind in Carabao Cup

Liverpool are into the fourth round of the Carabao Cup for the fifth successive season after coming from behind to beat a plucky Leicester City team at Anfield on Wednesday night.

A thunderous strike from substitute Dominik Szoboszlai was ultimately the difference between the two sides after Leicester had taken a surprise early lead through Kasey McAteer. Cody Gakpo equalised soon after half-time, with Diogo Jota getting a Liverpool third near the end.

Liverpool were caught cold in the first few minutes when McAteer gave Leicester the shock lead. Kostas Tsimikas was punished for losing possession and the Foxes broke with lethal impact as Yunus Akgun put the goalscorer through one on one with Caoimhin Kelleher.

From there, the first half was one way traffic as the heavily rotated home side set about getting back into the game — the Leicester goal was fully peppered with attempts. Notably, in a flurry of chances from corners, youngsters Ben Doak and Jarell Quansah both had shots saved, before Doak also hit the bar. Conor Coady was then in the thick of it, clearing one off the line to deny his boyhood club.

Gakpo had a few attempts saved in the opening 45 minutes, but ultimately Liverpool, for all their dominance, didn’t do enough to test Leicester goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk.

It took the Reds only a few minutes of shooting towards the Kop after the interval to get back on terms. It was the double Dutch combination as Ryan Gravenberch managed to slip the ball through to Gakpo, who spun and fired low into the bottom corner with chance for Stolarczyk.

Liverpool somehow didn't take the lead as the game neared the hour mark, with the Leicester goal living a charmed life as Gakpo's header bounced down off the crossbar onto the line