Jose Mourinho hinted pre-match that some of the Reds' World Cup stars may play against the Foxes and that was exactly what occurred with Pogba taking the armband in midfield and Romelu Lukaku deemed fit enough to take his place on the bench. Our summer signing Fred made his competitive Reds debut and the impressive pre-season showings from Andreas Pereira earned him a start.
Season openers often take a while to reach the tempo of the usual fierce, fast-paced Premier League encounters, but this one had Reds fans fired up after just two minutes. Alexis Sanchez's shot rebounded off Wes Morgan and struck Daniel Amartey on the arm and, after a short delay, referee Andre Marriner duly pointed to the spot.