Jurgen Klopp looking for Christian Benteke to strike more than once

Liverpool 1 Leicester 0: If Christian Benteke expected to look forward to Wednesday’s visit to Sunderland full of festive cheer after his match-winning intervention against Leicester City, he may wish to think again.

When Divock Origi went down with a hamstring problem after 36 minutes at Anfield, Benteke — the £32.5m signing from Aston Villa in the summer — was summoned from the bench.

Origi had poked and harassed Leicester throughout the first-half, he had linked up well with Emre Can and Philippe Coutinho and, on the whole, looked the man of the moment.