Jordan Ayew scored early to give Leicester City hope of a surprising win at Anfield, but Alexis Mac Allister has set up two goals and Mohamed Salah scored his 16th of the season to grow Liverpool's Premier League table lead.

Liverpool fans made their feelings quite clear about one recurring frustration during the Premier League clash against Leicester tonight. On two occasions during the second half, the Reds had the ball in the visitors’ net but were made to wait for the input of VAR before learning of their fate.

It ended with a 3-1 win over Leicester to leave Arne Slot's leaders seven points clear as Liverpool continue to give themselves every chance of winning a first league title for five years. They were not at their fluent best against a struggling Leicester side that stunned the hosts by taking an early lead through Jordan Ayew.