'They looked nervous' - Liverpool struggled to cope with title pressure against Leicester, says Ferdinand

Liverpool allowed nerves to get the better of them during Wednesday night's 1-1 draw with Leicester City at Anfield, according to Rio Ferdinand.

The Reds missed a glorious opportunity to move seven points clear at the top of the Premier League table after Sadio Mane's early goal was cancelled out by a Harry Maguire strike .

Manchester City succumbed to a shock 2-1 defeat against Newcastle on Tuesday, but Klopp's men failed to fully capitalise, dropping two points themselves in testing weather conditions on Merseyside.

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Liverpool are now five points clear of the defending champions with 14 games to go, but Ferdinand suggested that the title pressure is already getting to them at this early stage.