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11m ago 20.30 CET Wolves have beaten 10-man Manchester United 2-0, and as a result they move up to 17th, and Leicester drop into the bottom three. Share

19m ago 20.22 CET Andy Hunter listened to what Arne Slot had to say ahead of this fixture. And this is what he heard: Arne Slot has said his experience of facing Ruud van Nistelrooy in the Netherlands, plus Liverpool’s brief drop-off against Tottenham, ensures Leicester will not be underestimated at Anfield on Boxing Day. The Liverpool head coach was unable to beat Van Nistelrooy’s PSV when guiding Feyenoord to the Eredivisie title in 2022-23, drawing 2-2 at home and losing 4-3 away. PSV were one of only two teams to defeat Feyenoord in a season when Slot’s side won the league by seven points from their closest challengers from Eindhoven. Much more here: Liverpool’s Arne Slot wary of Van Nistelrooy after duo’s Eredivisie battles Read more Share

23m ago 20.17 CET It’s been a bit foggy on Merseyside today, but visibility is just good enough for the game to go ahead. View image in fullscreen Looking across the pitch at Anfield ahead of the Premier League match between Liverpool and Leicester City. Photograph: Plumb Images/Leicester City FC/Getty Images The same was not true when Tranmere were supposed to play Accrington Stanley a little earlier: Allow Instagram content? This article includes content provided by Instagram. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. To view this content, click 'Allow and continue'. Allow and continue Share

25m ago 20.16 CET Do they know it’s Christmas, part II. Ruud van Nistelrooy agrees with Slot: “As a manager, you’re busy working and sometimes you forget that it’s Christmas,” he sniffs. Meanwhile, asked about the decision to throw Jakub Stolarczyk into the team, after Danny Ward was booed by his own fans during the defeat to Wolves, he says: “It’s not ideal, but the circumstances with Wardy were intense, we all felt it, and it puts you in a position where you have to make decisions.” Share

30m ago 20.11 CET Do they know it’s Christmas? Not if they’re football managers they don’t. “You don’t know it’s Christmas, as a manager,” Arne Slot says. “If you told me it was October I probably would believe you.” Also from Slot, this word of caution: “We play really well at the moment but City, two months ago they were playing so well and look where they are now.” Share

31m ago 20.10 CET The teams! Today’s line-ups. Darwin Nunez leads the line for Liverpool, while Curtis Jones replaces Szoboszlai. No Jamie Vardy for Leicester, and Jakub Stolarczyk makes a first start in goal: Liverpool: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Salah, Jones, Gakpo, Nunez. Subs: Kelleher, Endo, Diaz, Szoboszlai, Chiesa, Elliott, Jota, Tsimikas, Quansah.

Leicester: Stolarczyk, Justin, Coady, Vestergaard, Kristiansen, Winks, Soumare, Ayew, El Khannous, Mavididi, Daka. Subs: Iversen, Okoli, De Cordova-Reid, Choudhury, Skipp, Edouard, Thomas, Alves, Buonanotte.

Referee: Darren Bond. Share

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