No hiding place as Liverpool seek to revive top-four hopes

Britain Football Soccer - Leicester City v Liverpool - Premier League - King Power Stadium - 27/2/17 Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp before the game Reuters / Darren Staples Livepic

LONDON (Reuters) - If ever there was a good day to bury bad news, Liverpool timed it to perfection on Monday, when a dreadful 3-1 defeat by Leicester City became a mere sideshow in the post-Claudio Ranieri circus.

Leicester's remarkable transformation from relegation battlers to something resembling the side that won the Premier League last season made the headlines, leaving Liverpool's downward trend largely overlooked.