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Leicester seized the lead of the Premier League on Sunday, hardly dominating Wolverhampton (1-0), while in the shock of this 8th day Liverpool went to draw Manchester City (1-1).

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Reds keep City at bay

If Liverpool fall to 3rd place with 17 points, one point behind Leicester, they will be satisfied to keep their 5 points ahead of their runner-up from last season, 11th with 12 units, but who have one game less.

The Reds had yet come to make the hole, with a very offensive starting XI where Jürgen Klopp refused to choose between his loyal Brazilian lieutenant Roberto Firmino and his new bomb Diogo Jota, by aligning the two.

With an organization ranging from 4-4-2 to 4-2-4, and especially by isolating the distributors of the game of Citizens, Ilkay Gündogan and Rodri, the Reds dominated the first 25 minutes, opening the scoring on a penalty for a Kyle Walker's fault on Sadio Mané and transformed by Mohamed Salah (0-1, 13th).

By dropping one of his pivots, City ended up finding the parade to create a little verticality in his game, to dominate the end of the first act.

After a first chance from Raheem Sterling, pushed back by Alisson (26th), "KDB" found Gabriel Jesus in the box, whose first contact, voluntary or not, was a directed control of the right foot behind his supporting leg which mystified Trent Alexander-Arnold, before turning around and scoring from close range (1-1, 31st).

Ten minutes later, the Belgian could have turned the match upside down, but he missed the target with a penalty for a hand from Joe Gomez, a rare awkwardness coming from the Belgian.

The second half proved intense and indecisive, with Liverpool appearing to be struggling physically late in the game.

The Reds have also lost Alexander-Arnold apparently affected in the left calf, one more injury in a defense already deprived of Virgil van Dijk, probably for the season, and Fabinho.

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Leicester in power

Champion of England in 2016 and long spoilsport in the race for the Champions League last season, Leicester will spend the international break in November in the shoes of the Premier League leader.

The Foxes defeated Wolverhampton with a penalty converted by Jamie Vardy (1-0, 15th).

Last season's top scorer (23 goals) had never hooked Wolves to his hunting roster and has now scored against the 19 other top-flight teams since the start of his career.

He could even have added a second, also from the penalty spot - the 8th awarded to Leicester in 8 days - but his too axial strike was repelled by the legs of Rui Patricio, exercise specialist.

Brendan Rodgers' men can however thank their goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel for his incredible opposite hand parry on a strike from Ruben Neves, who started in his left top window.

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Tottenham, 33 minutes of happiness

Before Leicester, the Spurs had also been able to taste the drunkenness of the peaks for 33 minutes, occupying the first place in the standings for the first time since August 2014 between the late goal of the head of Harry Kane (1-0, 88) and Vardy's penalty.

They are now 2nd, one point behind Leicester, but ahead of Liverpool on goal difference.

José Mourinho had decided to take out the big guns by aligning his star offensive trio Son Heung-min, Harry Kane and Gareth Bale, who started in the league for the first time since returning to London on loan.

But after a very laborious first period - 1 shot, 0 on target - the Londoners, who were already playing their 15th game of the season since September 13, owed their salvation to their 27-year-old center forward, of whom it was the 150th Premier League goal.

Kane is 13 goals and 10 assists in 14 appearances this season.

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