Soccer Football - Premier League - Leicester City vs Liverpool - King Power Stadium, Leicester, Britain - September 23, 2017 Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho celebrates scoring their second goal REUTERS/Darren Staples
(Reuters) - If anyone was still wondering why Liverpool spurned Barcelona's bids for Brazilian playmaker Philippe Coutinho, his part in Saturday's 3-2 win over Leicester City provided the answer.
Almost everybody in the stadium, including Leicester keeper Kasper Schmeichel, knew what was likely to happen next as Coutinho stepped up to place the ball carefully for a freekick 25 metres out midway through the first half.
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