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Liverpool 4-1 Leicester City: Player ratings for both sides

By Tom Bogert

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 10: Sadio Mane of Liverpool celebrates scoring his sides second goal with team mates during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Leicester City at Anfield on September 10, 2016 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 10: Sadio Mane of Liverpool celebrates scoring his sides second goal with team mates during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Leicester City at Anfield on September 10, 2016 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images) /
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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 10: Jamie Vardy of Leicester City scores his sides first goal during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Leicester City at Anfield on September 10, 2016 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 10: Jamie Vardy of Leicester City scores his sides first goal during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Leicester City at Anfield on September 10, 2016 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images) /

Jamie Vardy: 5

Other than gaining +1 on his goal tally, Vardy deserves no credit for his goal. He didn’t even jump the pass; he literally just stood there and received the shocking mistake from Lucas and tapped it in.

The aphorism of “it’s the easiest goal he’d ever scored” is overplayed, but, it might be the easiest goal he’d ever score. Even with tap ins, he didn’t even need to make a run. Or chase down a defender. He split the center halves on a goal kick and just stood there.

Other than that, Vardy missed an opportunity that he got used to scoring last year when he had a one on one with Mignolet and smashed it into the Belgian’s legs– the only time Mignolet wasn’t getting hit in the face.

Shinji Okazaki/Ahmed Musa: 4

Okazaki was absolutely poor. It was a surprise to see his name on the team sheet ahead of Musa’s to begin with, but the Nigerian entered at halftime and… didn’t make an impact.

Leicester seemed to begin to get back into the game with the Vardy goal but wasn’t able to capitalize on the momentum at all. Like not even a little bit.

If the Leicester strikers were ruthless, they should have given Mignolet the picture every single time he touched the ball that Lucas was open. A press where he was pushed towards his left foot, take away the easy options and reap the rewards.

But they didn’t. Missed opportunities.

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