Liverpool knocked out of League Cup by Leicester


  • Football
  • Wednesday, 20 Sep 2017

Soccer Football - Carabao Cup Third Round - Leicester City vs Liverpool - King Power Stadium, Leicester, Britain - September 19, 2017 Liverpool's Ben Woodburn in action with Leicester City's Marc Albrighton and Hamza Choudhury REUTERS/Darren Staples

LONDON (Reuters) - Leicester City grabbed second-half goals through Shinji Okazaki and record signing Islam Slimani to earn a 2-0 victory over Liverpool in the League Cup third round on Tuesday.

A night of wholesale team changes for the 11 Premier League clubs in action produced two notable upsets with Championship (second-tier) Leeds United beating Premier League Burnley 5-3 on penalties after a thrilling tie ended 2-2 after extra time.

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