Brendan Rogers’ Anfield past brings power of ignition to latest reunion | Barney Ronay


Leicester manager’s title tilt at Anfield helped reset Liverpool, while last season’s Boxing Day game was key to Reds’ success, adding spice to Sunday’s clash between leaders and champions

‘It was unbelievable. It was pure football power destruction.” It is an oddity of the calendar that Leicester’s trip to Anfield on Sunday night will break a spell of 11 months since these two Premier League teams last met. No ordinary 11 months, either. Take a look at the highlights from the King Power Stadium, Boxing Day 2019, and it starts to look like something else, a last dance before the end times.

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