'Front three the key for Liverpool'published at 11:34 Greenwich Mean Time 13 February 2021
Leicester v Liverpool (12:30 GMT)
Mark Lawrenson
BBC football expert
Liverpool have had the week off to regroup after what happened against Manchester City. It should do them some good, because they looked weary in that game, and I don't think goalkeeper Alisson, who made two big mistakes, was fully fit for it.
It was actually Liverpool's away form that was more of a concern for them as recently as the turn of the year, but since then they have lost three on the bounce at Anfield, and had two good wins at Tottenham and West Ham.
If they can get back to the level that they showed in London, they won't leave Leicester empty-handed. The problem is if they come up with another display like the one they produced against Brighton, or in the second half on Sunday, and I am not really sure which Liverpool to expect.
For me, the key for Liverpool finding their old form is to stop worrying about what is going on at the back, where they are not going to be at full strength until Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip are back from injury.
Instead, they just need to pick a team that gives the front three as much service as possible because that is how they are going to win games, even if they concede a few too.
Prediction: 1-1
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