Liverpool extended their 100 per cent record with a 2-1 win at Leicester City.

Sadio Mane opened the scoring midway through the first half at the King Power Stadium with a slotted finish following good work by Andy Robertson.

The Reds went two goals clear on the stroke of half time as Roberto Firmino headed home to put Jurgen Klopp’s side comfortably ahead at the break.

But a horrendous error from Alisson gifted the Foxes an unlikely lifeline back into the game after the interval as Rachid Ghezzal reduced the deficit.

Here were the key talking points from the King Power:

Alisson has another Grobbelaar moment

 

The comparisons between Alisson and Bruce Grobbelaar are set to continue.

But it is the latter stage of Grobbelaar’s Anfield career that will evoke parallels with the latest incumbent after his howler at the King Power Stadium.

Alisson made no secret of his adventurous tendencies and had Liverpool fans purring with his audacious second-half antics against Brighton last weekend.

Seven days on, Kopites were instead left wincing as Kelechi Iheanacho succeeded where Anthony Knockaert had failed with the Seagulls.

Fortunately the Brazilian’s blundering did not cost the Reds dearly but his Grobbelaar-esque sense of adventure may ultimately come home to roost.

Mane on course to surpass Salah

 

They said Mohamed Salah’s 44-goal haul could not be surpassed, but Sadio Mane clearly has other ideas.

A fourth goal in as many games suggests that the Senegalese forward could well surpass his Liverpool teammate’s achievement or at least run it close.

Mane routinely caused problems to Leicester’s defence in a game where Salah struggled to leave a lasting impression; a familiar theme this season.

Doubling up on defensive duties during a sustained spell of pressure by the hosts also helped his case for surpassing the Egypt international.

With 34 league games remaining, Mane still has a long way to go but the current signs are that he could eclipse Salah’s tally in a shorter time frame.

Klopp’s midfield reshuffle lacks bite

 

Inevitability extended beyond Alisson’s carefree style of goalkeeping.

Jurgen Klopp broke up a winning hand from his side’s opening three games to restore Jordan Henderson to the starting line-up at Naby Keita’s expense.

Hindsight suggests that the Liverpool manager made the wrong call Henderson’s energy is his key strength but it was sorely lacking in Leicester.

The midfielder found himself overrun and unable to positively influence the match. Klopp later saw the error of his ways by introducing Keita in his place.

Invariably an extensive World Cup campaign makes Henderson’s readjustment period longer than most of his Liverpool teammates.

However the 28-year-old’s first start came far too soon and had a knock-on effect to a midfield which lacked the bite of its previous games this season.

Gomez keeping Lovren out of defence

 

Henderson is not the only World Cup veteran facing a battle for his place.

Dejan Lovren will struggle to force his way back into Liverpool’s defence on the current evidence being put forward by his former understudy Joe Gomez.

A solid understanding with Virgil van Dijk has seen the versatile centre-back flourish this term and was comfortably the visitors’ man-of-the-match.

Both Demarai Gray and Iheanacho struggled to best Gomez and the latter prospered in the second half solely due to Alisson’s calamitious moment.

Lovren was once a guaranteed starter in the back four but the 20-year-old now appears set to remain in situ for the foreseeable future.