Ndidi now checks Keita and is booked too; that should be it for any Foxes chances.
90' +4
Van Dijk gets the corner from Ghezzal and clears; that could be Leicester's last chance of the match to secure a point.
90' +3
J. Milner gets yellow.
Leicester do get a free-kick now however as Ricardo is cleaned out by Milner, who is booked for his trouble. The free-kick is speared into the box; Van Dijk puts it out for a corner. Schmeichel is up from his penalty area at the other end; the Foxes are throwing everything they can at the chance for an equaliser.
90' +2
Leicester are able to come away with the ball from their own box a moment later and Maguire threads it down the left wing for Chilwell. The latter thinks he should have a free-kick after he goes down trying to find Ricardo from a hefty challenge; none is forthcoming though from the officials.
90'
Five added minutes are incoming at the King Power Stadium and, having won a corner, Liverpool are in no mood to speed things up.
89'
J. Matip enters the game and replaces T. Alexander-Arnold.
Liverpool make their final change of the game; Joel Matip replaces Alexander-Arnold.
88'
N. Mendy gets yellow.
Mendy gets a booking now after he bodychecks Mane to prevent a breakaway move from the Liverpool man, with a rather cynical if pragmatic piece of defending.
85'
Amartey clatters Mane with a late challenge but no free-kick is forthcoming, with the Reds instead awarded a throw-in.
83'
D. Amartey enters the game and replaces J. Maddison.
Leicester's final change is an unpopular one at the King Power Stadium; chasing the game, they replace Maddison, the effective engine room of their second-half revival, with Daniel Amartey to a muted reception.
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82'
Shaqiri wins a free-kick close to the opposition corner flag on his right wing after going down under a Maguire challenge; the following set-piece is headed wide at the near post by Mane.
80'
There's a brief pause in play after Alexander-Arnold sees his rocket of a cross deflected by Chilwell's lower body, leaving the latter in some discomfort.
78'
Shaqiri feels he should have a free-kick after he stumbles over a tackle by Maguire, but the referee waves him away and Leicester come up with the ball.
76'
S. Okazaki enters the game and replaces D. Gray.
Leicester make another change now; Shinji Okazaki is introduced up front to replace Gray.
73'
Ghezzal - who has impressed today on his first league start - darts down the right wing for the Foxes, trying to keep the ball in play under pressure from Robertson. He does - but his back-pass goes straight to Keita, undoing his good work.
71'
N. Keïta enters the game and replaces J. Henderson.
X. Shaqiri enters the game and replaces Mohamed Salah.
...and Naby Keita replaces captain Henderson.
...and there's going to be two of them. Salah will make way for Xherdan Shaqiri...
67'
A free-kick for Leicester 30 yards out on the right allows Maddison to spear a ball in seeking Maguire; again, the offside flag is raised though, with the England man foiled in his attempt. On the touchline, Jurgen Klopp looks set to make some changes...
65'
It's probably fair to say that Liverpool's game-plan has entirely changed now following that goal and it's Leicester who have the momentum too. Maddison breaks down the middle and launches a strike of his own; this one, Alisson makes sure to cleanly deal with it without additional fuss.
63'
R. Ghezzal has scored a goal for Leicester City! Assist by J. Maddison.
Maddison's never-say-die attitude completely caught the relaxed Alisson out there and the former Roma man will want to forget that one in a hurry. He concedes his first goal of the season through a mistake of his own making.
GHEZZAL PULLS ONE BACK FOR LEICESTER! 2-1! It's a horror-show - unbelievably - from Alisson, who comes out to the right edge of his box to deal with a poor back-pass from Van Dijk, only to lose possesion to Maddison who presses him close to the line. Liverpool defenders desperately try to cut off the Foxes man, but he slips the pass back to the middle of the box where Ghezzal bundles in his first league goal for the club. What a disaster for the Reds; their lead is cut to a single goal.
61'
K. Ịheanachọ enters the game and replaces M. Albrighton.
R. Ghezzal gets yellow.
Milner is bodychecked by Ghezzal and clatters the former to the ground, with Liverpool awarded the free-kick on the halfway line. It will be a yellow card for the Leicester man.
The Foxes meanwhile make their first change of the game; Kelechi Iheanacho arrives to give them some more grunt up front, in place of Albrighton.
58'
A poor Morgan pass to Ndidi allows Salah to break from halfway to the Leicester box; the Foxes captain races back to make amends, blocking the attempt to release Milner into open space within the penalty area.
57'
The set-piece - taken by Maddison - bounces out for a throw-in off the wall, but smart work from Ghezzal forces Liverpool into conceding a corner. The Foxes play short and fast to catch the Reds out; Morgan is the man who gets the ball inside the six-yard box a moment later, though he is unable to get it out from under his feet in time before it runs wide to Alisson.
55'
V. van Dijk gets yellow.
Maddison breaks through centre-field, forcing Van Dijk to flank him. The Liverpool man catches him with a trailing leg however 25 yards out and brings him down; he gets a yellow card for the tackle and Leicester win a free-kick.
53'
An error from Van Dijk allows Maddison to burst into the Liverpool box with the ball at his feet, and only an immaculate tackle from Gomez denies him. A deflection falls for Ndidi who tries himself; he steers it low to the right and Alisson dives to stop.
52'
Chilwell and Gray combine on the left wing to pressure Alexander-Arnold and the pair win Leicester a corner. Maddison's delivery of the set-piece is poor however, sailing over the heads of the players in the box and out for a throw-in on the right.
50'
Maddison goes for goal now for Leicester, after finding himself in space; his effort only goes straight to the arms of Alisson though. The hosts are looking to strike back early in this second half so far.
49'
Salah breaks like quicksilver down the right wing and attempts to clip a ball through for Wijnaldum; instead, he deflects it off Mendy and the move breaks down with Mane blocked by a sea of blue shirts.
47'
Down the other end, Chilwell lofts a floated cross out for Ghezzal who can't head it towards goal. A moment later, the latter then crosses back in himself from the right; nobody gets onto the end of his rather good ball though and Alisson lets it roll wide for a goal-kick.
46'
We're back underway at the King Power Stadium and from the off, Ricardo is undone by a throughball that finds Mane out wide on the left. The Leicester man is let off the hook however, as the referee blows up for a Foxes free-kick.
45' +1
HALF-TIME: LEICESTER 0-2 LIVERPOOL
45'
Roberto Firmino has scored a goal for Liverpool! Assist by J. Milner.
ROBERTO FIRMINO DOUBLES LIVERPOOL'S LEAD! 2-0! It's a simple score in the end and one that Leicester City will be kicking themselves over during the break as Milner whips in the corner and finds his unmarked striker who directs a header into the bottom-right corner. Schmeichel gets a glove to it but it's not enough; the visitors lead 2-0.
Milner picked out Firmino there with an excellent delivery, helped by the Foxes defence opting to focus on Mane and Salah instead. Claude Puel will have some stern words during the break, with a minute of added time to come.
44'
It will be a second corner for the Reds now after Morgan heads Milner's set-piece wide, though Van Dijk feels that he should have been awarded a penalty following a potential foul by Maddison on him away from the ball.
43'
Liverpool win themselves a corner as Salah sees a shot whipped in from the right 22 yards out pushed wide to the left by Schmeichel.
42'
Out of position, Chilwell scurries down the right wing on a speedy run, clipping back to Morgan as he approaches the Liverpool box; any potential Foxes is move is shortly defused by Gomez however and the visitors counter.
39'
Chilwell attempts a throughball for Gray that turns more into a shot of his own, rolling it in from the left flank and forcing Alisson to dive to save.
37'
Milner executes a great sliding tackle on Ricardo and in the process is gashed across the head by the studs of the Leicester man's trailing foot. He is up after a moment though and good to continue.
35'
Leicester do win themselves a free-kick now however, just near the edge of the centre circle in the Liverpool half. Maddison floats it long, seeking Maguire; the England man however is flagged for offside and Liverpool get the free-kick.
33'
Maddison believes he should have a corner after he pushes a shot over the crossbar, claiming a deflection off Henderson; referee Tierney waves him away.
32'
Albrighton weaves a little path between three Liverpool defenders and tries his luck from 30 yards out; he can only steer it well wide and above the goal however.
30'
A breathless spell of end-to-end counter-attacking between the two sides sees Salah, Ndidi, Firmino and Maguire all tangle as they look to press their advantage, with neither side unable to break the deadlock. Leicester are looking more settled now after that nervy opening quarter-hour.
27'
Gray has a half-chance for the hosts, launching a right-footed effort from outside the box after Maddison slips him a neat ball; he can only whip it high and wide though, leaving the keeper untroubled.
25'
Chilwell wins a corner now for Leicester and several Foxes players, including Maguire, pile forward into the box. Maddison turns it in from the left; Alisson leaps to claim it, after a brief juggle.
23'
A rare error from Liverpool gifts Albrighton the chance to go forward and Leicester make the most of their chances. Maddison sees an initial attempt blocked from outside the box, followed by Gray seeing Alisson save his angled, flat shot following a wonderful pair of passes from Maguire and Ghezzal to release him.
21'
Henderson lays on a wonderful ball for Wijnaldum who can only smother his close-range attempt into Maguire; the deflection falls to Robertson who whips it back in, with Ricardo the man who plays it away.
19'
Salah, Firmino and Mane combine around the edge of the Leicester box again and cut the defence open with a slick precision; only a waylaid cross seeking the latter from the former sees them unable to press their advantage as Morgan claims inside his own penalty area.
18'
Van Dijk steers a long, crossfield pass out to Alexander-Arnold that brings Albrighton out to try and intercept; instead, he concedes the throw under pressure from Salah, who he was previously tracking.
16'
Wijnaldum wins a corner out on the right that Milner turns in for Liverpool; Gomez impacts in the middle with a header that he puts well wide and out for a goal-kick.
14'
Leicester come up with the ball in midfield through Morgan but he is forced to blast it away seconds later under pressure as red shirts flood his vision. Alisson collects the botched long ball in his own box.
12'
Alexander-Arnold floats a ball over Chilwell though the Leicester man intercepts the next ball back from Wijnaldum a moment later and clears it long.
10'
S. Mané has scored a goal for Liverpool! Assist by A. Robertson.
SADIO MANE FIRES LIVERPOOL AHEAD! 1-0! It's Andrew Robertson who creates the chance for the visitors to take the lead, out on the left wing, where he effectively cleans Ricardo out before squaring a pass in for his striker from the left edge of the box. It takes a touch on its way to Mane from the leg of a defender - but the Senegal star wastes no time in planting it past Schmeichel when it lands at his feet. 1-0 to the Reds.
Mane finishes moves like that all the time, so credit is arguably more deserving for Robertson, who left Ricardo flustered with his play down the wing there. The Foxes are looking rather harried already.
6'
Ghezzal, on his first start, sparks a move from within his own half that sees Maddison and Ndidi slip around Alexander-Arnold and play it deep for Gray. The last touch is too heavy however and the ball beats the striker, reaching Alisson instead.
4'
What a miss for Liverpool! Beautiful work from Henderson releases Salah out on the right who then feeds it straight back in to Firmino just inside the Foxes box. The Brazil international cues up a shot that goes straight to Schmeichel; the keeper directs it into the path of Salah again who blasts it just wide at the right post.
2'
Leicester make the first attack of the game, with Albrighton shuttling the ball deep to Gray, only for the latter to be trapped offside by Gomez.
1'
Referee Paul Tierney blows the whistle and we are underway in this Premier League encounter between Leicester and Liverpool!
Hello and welcome to live coverage of the Premier League as table-toppers Liverpool travel south to face Leicester City at the King Power Stadium. Jurgen Klopp's men have won three from three so far this season; can they make it four in a row against the Foxes to preserve their perfect record?
It's been a great start to 2018-19 for the Reds , with wins over West Ham, Crystal Palace and Brighton lifting them into pole position as the new season clicks into top gear. However, Claude Puel's Leicester represent their biggest challenge yet; will the men from Merseyside be able to deliver the goods?
Team news now and Leicester make two swaps with new signing Rachid Ghezzal handed his first Premier League start alongside Marc Albrighton, with Daniel Amartey and Kelechi Iheanacho stepping down to the bench. Jamie Vardy, who announced his intention to step away from international football this week, misses out due to suspension.
As for Liverpool, Jurgen Klopp makes a single alteration; Jordan Henderson returns to captain the side, taking the place of Naby Keita. Joe Gomez and Trent Alexander-Arnold - both named in Gareth Southgate's latest England squad this week - also start, while Adam Lallana is named on the bench, with no place for new recruit Fabinho.
Subs: Joel Matip, Simon Mignolet, Daniel Sturridge, Xherdan Shaqiri, Naby Keita, Alberto Moreno, Adam Lallana.
LIVERPOOL (4-3-3): Alisson; Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joe Gomez, Andrew Robertson; James Milner, Jordan Henderson, Georginio Wijnaldum; Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane.
Subs: Jonny Evans, Shinji Okazaki, Vicente Iborra, Kelechi Iheanacho, Danny Ward, Daniel Amartey, Christian Fuchs.
LEICESTER CITY (4-5-1): Kasper Schmeichel; Ricardo Pereira, Ben Chilwell, Harry Maguire, Wes Morgan; James Maddison, Nampalys Mendy, Rachid Ghezzal, Marc Albrighton, Wilfred Ndidi; Demarai Gray.
The teams are out at the King Power Stadium and we're moments away from kick-off.
Goals for Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino put Liverpool in the driving seat to keep their perfect record to the season intact at the King Power Stadium, with the latter undoing half-an-hour of promising work from the hosts. Leicester looked like they might get blown away in the opening 15 minutes, but have responded with decent pressure of their own and will be livid to have conceded a second so close to the break. Half-time in the Premier League, it's Leicester 0-2 Liverpool.
Jurgen Klopp will want more of the same from his side in the second half following their fine showing in the first 45, but for Claude Puel, it will be a different story. With Jamie Vardy suspended, who can he call upon from his bench to make a major difference when the teams return to the field?
First-half goals from Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino were enough for Liverpool to keep their perfect record intact and their hold on the leadership of the Premier League firm - but they were made to work for it by a spirited second-half showing from their hosts. Leicester pulled one back through Rachid Ghezzal after a horrific error from keeper Alisson, but the Foxes were unable to find an equaliser late on at the King Power Stadium and ultimately head into the international break with nothing to show. Full-time, it finishes Leicester 1-2 Liverpool.
Both teams take a two-week leave of absence now as the international calender gets underway - but when they return, Liverpool will face their toughest task yet in the shape of fellow 'big six' outfit Tottenham. As for Leicester, they travel to Bournemouth on the south coast two weeks today; until then however, thank you for joining us and have a good weekend!
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