Leicester get reality check, Van Gaal on the brink


Football Soccer - Liverpool v Leicester City - Barclays Premier League - Anfield - 26/12/15 Liverpool's Christian Benteke heads at goal Reuters / Phil Noble Livepic

LONDON (Reuters) - Leicester City were given a reality check when the unlikely leaders lost 1-0 at Liverpool on Saturday while Manchester United slumped to a third straight Premier League defeat to pile the pressure on Louis van Gaal.

Arsenal wasted a Boxing Day opportunity to knock Leicester off the top of the table when they were out-thought, outmuscled and outplayed as Shane Long scored twice in a shock 4-0 romp for mid-table Southampton.

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