JOHN BRADLEY: It's a reunion with the man
who has made Leicester City contenders once again.
Brendan Rodgers' first return to Anfield almost four years to the day
since his departure following that derby draw at Goodison Park.
Well, his return to English football couldn't have gone any better with Leicester
in terms of points picked up since he took charge at the KP.
Only Manchester City and Liverpool have more,
and with that in mind Leicester will be a real threat
to Liverpool's perfect start to the season today.
It's Alexander-Arnold, brilliantly done,
and up goes Firmino!
James Milner was at the far post unmarked, but just can't keep it down.
GARY GILLESPIE: Well, Trent Alexander-Arnold does exceptionally well,
it's a lovely little nutmeg on the by-line, he's got no room to operate,
the cross has to be absolutely perfect.
JOHN: It's the awareness as well, he's watching the ball thinking,
"That's coming back off the corner flag.
"I'm gonna let it go, but it could come off the corner flag."
Whereas the Leicester players switched off.
Great feet by Mane but Ndidi managed to get one of his legs in the way.
Schmeichel, not the best clearance in the world.
Turns the taps of pressure back on again.
Firmino's arriving! He was stretching every sinew and he couldn't quite get there.
GARY: Lovely ball by Alexander-Arnold, it just opens up for him,
an inviting cross, Liverpool have got three men at the back post.
Outnumbered, hence the reason Firmino gets in between full-back and centre-back.
JOHN: Think it is important to say that, while Liverpool are working hard...
Oh, that's broken through for Sadio Mane!
Game number 100 in the Premier League for Liverpool,
goal number 50 for Sadio Mane.
Just unstoppable with a Liverpool shirt on
and unstoppable at Anfield.
GARY: There's calmness, there's composure, playing the ball out at the back,
it looked as if they were in a tricky little position,
but they break the press and get a ball behind the defence for the first time.
Leicester's back four get it wrong, it's Jonny Evans, he tries to nip in there,
it skids off the surface, he's got a chase on, he's never gonna catch him,
it's all about the quality and ability of Sadio Mane
to finish one-on-one with the keeper,
and it's a vital goal for Liverpool just before half-time.
That's Mane, and here's Firmino.
For Mane!
Couldn't quite get the power.
GARY: Well, I don't quite understand how Roberto Firmino gets this pass off,
he's got four blue jerseys around about him
and then manages to pick the pass,
and Sadio Mane gets onto it.
JOHN: Here's Alexander-Arnold.
And there's Firmino, and that's a super stop.
Salah is there as well.
And it was Ricardo who managed to get a foot in and get the ball away.
GARY: Trent Alexander-Arnold fires it in, it's actually Salah who hit it.
I think he would have been given offside, he wasn't to know Firmino was behind him,
who was probably in a better position and was onside.
JOHN: Leicester closed down in midfield, Van Dijk reading the game brilliantly again.
Here goes Sadio Mane.
GARY: There's a good tempo to this second half.
It's gonna come through, Mane's there again!
And can't believe he hasn't scored.
GARY: Again it's the combination of the front three.
There's only two involved on this occasion.
Couple of little give-and-gos, Salah just gets a toe to it.
And Jonny Evans just does enough to put Sadio Mane off.
JOHN: And here comes Alexander-Arnold, and here come Liverpool.
Firmino's touch is exquisite!
Not quite.
GARY: He just can't buy a goal at Anfield at this moment in time,
just drags it wide.
JOHN: Albrighton, Vardy goes now, lovely ball.
Vardy in...
Adrian saves.
GARY: That's where he's a real threat, Jamie Vardy.
He gets into that position between centre-back and full-back
and he has the pace to get away from players.
It's a poor first touch, allows Adrian to get there,
but all credit, again, to the goalkeeper.
There was questions whether he was offside or not, I don't think he was in fairness.
JOHN: Those questions would have been asked afterwards.
What they can't do is give Vardy that kind of run.
Salah, got a double chance to play the ball back to Robertson!
It was straight at Kasper Schmeichel, who just made sure he got in the way.
GARY: Schmeichel and Evans narrow the angle pretty well,
he's not really got a lot to aim at.
JOHN: Fabinho dragged out of the middle so there's space for Maddison.
Which in turn creates space for Albrighton.
Goes all the way back to the other side of the park. It's Chilwell.
It's a good stretch by Fabinho, and it comes out for the strike!
From Dennis Praet, it is a whisker away.
GARY: The pressure beginning to mount a little on Liverpool,
I think you'd say it was a decent effort but the goalkeeper had it covered.
JOHN: Albrighton, nicely picked out from Ayoze Perez.
And here's the chance for Maddison!
Well, we said they wanted to carve out the chance,
and it's James Maddison who gets it through the goalkeeper and levels things up.
GARY: I have to say, it comes as no surprise, Leicester were picking up a head of steam,
one thing they haven't done is had any shots on goal to trouble the goalkeeper,
but it's a lovely little movement, that ball behind Liverpool's back four,
Maddison squeezes it under the hapless Adrian,
who has performed heroics in situations like this, but not on this occasion.
JOHN: Is Brendan Rodgers to be the man
to end Liverpool's 100 per cent start to the season?
GARY: What have Liverpool got? The last, what, 10 minutes?
JOHN: Robertson.
For Origi.
Who's won Liverpool a corner.
Leicester haven't had that much to do defensively for a while.
They found...
..the ability to get themselves a winner against Salzburg in midweek.
When things were stacking up against them.
What can they do today?
It comes towards Lovren, and away by Ricardo.
Big chance, that.
Liverpool will try again.
A little variation this time.
It's Robertson, it's Van Dijk!
It's a free header, and he can't believe it.
GARY: Little change on the corner, lovely ball by Andy Robertson
and Virgil van Dijk is all alone, he's up there,
and he'll feel he should have done better.
Origi. Lovely piece of control.
Really good cover - oh, where you going?
It's Mane, goes down - penalty kick Liverpool!
Here comes the late drama, Chris Kavanagh didn't have a hesitation.
Leicester make a real mess of it inside their own area.
Sadio Mane came across, won the ball,
and despite the protestations the referee says penalty kick.
We are beyond the four minutes being added by Chris Kavanagh.
The oldest swinger in town.
James Milner.
Faultless. The man who just demands perfection from himself week-in, week-out,
is the calmest man inside Anfield.
GARY: Well, in big moments you need big players,
with big temperaments, and there's none come bigger than James Milner.
Liverpool look as if they've got the three points against a really good Leicester side.
But what a wonderful penalty, such drama.
Such pressure. Who would want to take it?
Well, James Milner doesn't mind.
Manager doesn't mind.
He's delighted.