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Liverpool will Beat Leicester if this player didn't play,- Mark Lawrenson

Publish 22-09-2017 By Yayo   

BBC pundit Mark Lawrenson has predicted that Liverpool will return to winning ways in the Premier League with a win against Leicester on Saturday, if Jamie Vardy misses the game.

The two teams meet again in the early evening slot just days after Leicester knocked Liverpool out of the League Cup on Tuesday.

Both teams boasted heavily changed line-ups, but goals from Shinji Okazaki and Islam Slimani were enough to oust Liverpool from the competition.

Despite that, Lawrenson has predicted that Liverpool will squeak the three points on Saturday with a 2-1 win.

“Liverpool should really have been clear by half-time when they went to the King Power Stadium in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday, but ended up losing 2-0,” Lawrenson said.

“But I would be less concerned by them failing to take their chances, and more worried about how they are falling apart at the back.

“Because every time the Reds have come under pressure defensively, they concede.

“What will help Liverpool a lot on Saturday is if Leicester striker Jamie Vardy misses the game with his groin injury.

“The Reds have really struggled against Vardy in the past – he has scored twice in each of their last two visits here in the league – so if he is absent or not 100% fit, then their defence will have a much easier time of things.”