{"id":11113,"date":"2022-12-30T13:42:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-30T13:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.friendsofliverpool.com\/?p=11113"},"modified":"2022-12-31T13:43:10","modified_gmt":"2022-12-31T13:43:10","slug":"2022-finale-as-liverpool-face-leicester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.friendsofliverpool.com\/2022\/12\/2022-finale-as-liverpool-face-leicester\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 finale as Liverpool face Leicester, Cody Gakpo unveiled and Klopp praises Bellingham"},"content":{"rendered":"

Liverpool will host Leicester City at Anfield as they bid to end their 2022 on a high.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s nearly a year to the day that Liverpool lost to the same team, the reverse fixture 1-0 at the King Power Stadium, before going on an insane run of form, which ended in losing the title to Manchester City by a solitary point on the final day.<\/p>\n

But their fortunes have not been so good. A tricky start to the season means they will finish the year outside the top four for only the second time ever under Jurgen Klopp.<\/p>\n

But Leicester haven\u2019t fared much better. Having occupied the relegation places for most of the beginning of the 22-23 season, they now find themselves languishing in mid-table.<\/p>\n

A serious knee injury to their talisman James Maddison, prior to the World Cup in Qatar and his inclusion in the Finals squad, has seen him undergo surgery.<\/p>\n

They are also without: Dennis Praet, Jonny Evans, Ryan Bertrand, James Justin and Ricardo Pereira.<\/p>\n

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