Schmeichel rues penalty call as Liverpool thrash Leicester
The HinduKasper Schmeichel accused referee Michael Oliver of wanting "to make himself a hero" in Leicester City's 4-0 loss to Liverpool. The second-placed Foxes were comprehensively beaten by the Premier League leader at the King Power Stadium on Boxing Day to fall 13 points behind Jurgen Klopp's Reds. READ | Liverpool thumps Leicester City to open up 13-point Premier League lead Liverpool went in front through Roberto Firmino's first-half header and scored three times in seven second-half minutes, with the first of those goals coming from a James Milner penalty. Leicester, the 2015-16 Premier League champion, made a bright start to the season but a realistic title challenge appears unlikely following back-to-back losses against Manchester City and Liverpool.