Two assists from Mo Salah for two goals from Curtis Jones brought Leicester to their knees in less than four minutes (33rd, 36th). The Egyptian offered a third pass to Trent Alexander-Arnold, from a free kick, for the goal of the KO (71st).

The Reds, with a phenomenal final sprint, may be salvaging a failed season, coming back like a cannonball to the top of the table.

Far behind Manchester City, in a favorable position for the title with 85 pts, and its runner-up Arsenal (81 pts), we find Newcastle and Manchester United, tied at 66 pts but with one game less. Liverpool now have 65, two days from the end.

Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp with his player Curtis Jones, author of a double on Monday in the Reds' 3-0 victory at Leicester in the Premier League. © Darren Staples / AFP

For Leicester, seven years after their unexpected league title, the last two games will have a taste of quit or double. Jamie Vardy's teammates have one foot in the lower division, 19th, two lengths behind Everton, the last non-relegable.

The first half hour of the match was balanced and intense, with Leicester starting very strong in an attempt to stifle Jürgen Klopp's men. But the experience of the Reds allowed them to gradually put their foot on the ball and calm the ardour of their opponents.

Then two pieces of lightning tore through the sky at King Power Stadium. Salah, with a long luminous cross, first found Curtis Jones in the box for the opening of the score (1-0, 33rd).

As soon as the commitment was given, the same Salah served Jones a second time, with his back to goal. The striker turned around and doubled the lead (2-0, 36th). In the next minute, Cody Gakpo had the ball to make it 3-0 at the end of the foot, but Danish Foxes goalkeeper Daniel Iversen avoided the total knockout.

In the second half, Salah and Alexander-Arnold regaled with a subtle free-kick combination. Salah feinted the shot and made a slight shift to open up his teammate's angle of fire. Alexander-Arnold's curled shot went around the wall to get stuck in the skylight (3-0, 71st).

Salah almost completed his masterpiece in the 79th minute. Arriving alone in front of Iversen, he fixed the goalkeeper well, but missed the frame.

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