Well, that was eventful. A game that promised buckets of narrative delivered and then some. Leicester, led by interim manager Craig Shakespeare came out guns blazing and Liverpool, um, liverpool came out like they normally do against relegation-threatened sides.
You can sort of see where this is headed.
Get the Vardy Party started #PLonNBC #LCFC lead 1-0 pic.twitter.com/jhDPLnVHC0
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After Jamie Vardy outrand Liverpool's defense, Danny Drinkwater did a thing that he doesn't normally do, and MAN, did he do it.
Tall, cool glass of Drinkwater. #LCFC up 2-0 #PLonNBC pic.twitter.com/yMVLeCKLRP
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Liverpool came out of halftime with slightly more energy than the first half, but Leicester still ripped them apart on the counter and scored.
To score, or not to score. That is the question for Jamie Vardy #PLonNBC #LCFC pic.twitter.com/eYTf1E6oDZ
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Liverpool got one back through Coutinho, but it was too little, too late.
Nothing was going to stop Coutinho from delivering #LFC's first goal v. #LCFC #PLonNBC pic.twitter.com/yErz1Td48C
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Liverpool lose to a relegation candidate, Leicester don't make any sense at all. The world is as it should be.