Faes suffers double own-goal misery as Liverpool overcome Leicester

The Belgian World Cup squad man planted the ball into his own net twice in the space of seven minutes late in the first half as Liverpool recovered from an early setback to record a second successive league win since the resumption of the Premier League.

DOUBLE DISASTER: Liverpool's Uruguayan striker Darwin Nunez (C) celebrates Leicester City's Belgian defender Wout Faes (L) owngoal. Pic: OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty Images

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LIVERPOOL’S post World Cup recovery continued at Anfield last night although Jurgen Klopp’s celebrations will have been tempered by the knowledge that his side will not have the good fortune every week to face Leicester defender Wout Faes for the comedy own goals.