'That's the end of them' - Leicester look 'gone' after Liverpool loss

Leicester person mislaid a joint-club grounds 10 Premier League games astatine location this season

Leicester supporters near King Power Stadium successful their droves with 20 minutes remaining against Liverpool and their Premier League destiny could good person been sealed by the clip they return.

Should Everton triumph astatine Wolves connected Saturday and Dean Smith's broadside get beaten astatine Newcastle 2 days later, Leicester volition beryllium relegated to the Championship.

Leicester are firmly rooted successful occupation aft decision by Liverpool, languishing successful 19th spot and 2 points adrift of safety, and request an bonzer turnaround successful fortunes to sphere their top-flight status.

"It's not the borderline of the defeat, it's the mode of the defeat. It's however they crumbled aft that archetypal Liverpool goal," erstwhile England goalkeeper Paul Robinson told BBC Radio 5 Live.

"Leicester conscionable folded and from that constituent they offered very, precise little.

"It's the aforesaid antiaircraft frailties. For the archetypal 25 minutes they played truly good successful this game, they had the champion opportunities and were pushing Liverpool backmost but arsenic soon arsenic the archetypal Liverpool extremity went successful you could astir consciousness the assurance conscionable sapped retired of this Leicester side.

"The spot went quiescent astir successful expectancy of erstwhile the adjacent extremity was coming."

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'We haven't been bully this season'

That sombre temper soon turned into venomous anger.

A cacophony of jeers and rattling of seats from supporters emptying retired of the stadium aft Trent Alexander-Arnold's stunning onslaught connected 70 minutes echoed loudly astir the arena.

Liverpool were already cruising astatine that signifier pursuing 2 goals from Curtis Jones successful the archetypal half, and it could person been truthful overmuch worse but for mediocre finishing from the visitors.

The fans who remained until the extremity screamed "you're not acceptable to deterioration the shirt!" - conscionable arsenic they did successful the demoralising 5-3 nonaccomplishment astatine Fulham past clip retired - and hopes of endurance look to person evaporated with further chants of "we are going down".

Chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha witnessed different dismal defeat, shaking his caput successful the stands astatine full-time alongside manager of shot Jon Rudkin.

"The assemblage are present to spot america effort to triumph shot games," Smith told Sky Sports. "They get disappointed erstwhile you're 2 goals down astatine half-time. You recognize that erstwhile goals spell against you.

"That is lone my 3rd location crippled and it's the archetypal location decision we've had. They were magnificent successful the archetypal 2 against Everton and Wolves. No shot instrumentality wants to spot their squad get beaten."

Asked wherefore they person struggled truthful severely this season, returning defender Jonny Evans said: "It's hard to enactment your digit connected it. We haven't been bully this season. That's the bottommost line. We've mislaid excessively galore games and different teams person been amended than us.

"Two much games left, we'll person to enactment successful the aforesaid effort we did tonight."

'I deliberation that's the extremity of them tonight'

On this precise time lone 2 years ago, Leicester were riding the crest of a question arsenic they stunned Chelsea astatine Wembley to triumph the FA Cup.

And, connected this time successful 2016, Leicester went to Stamford Bridge wherever they were fixed a defender of honour by Chelsea having clinched their unthinkable rubric triumph.

Those heady heights present look a beingness away.

"They look drained," erstwhile Manchester United full-back Gary Neville said connected Sky Sports. "Not conscionable connected the transportation but disconnected the pitch, which is worrying.

"The fans person evidently turned, astatine half-time they were booing and it's a monolithic occupation for them. You deliberation Leicester whitethorn person to triumph 2 games - they're successful massive, monolithic trouble.

"I deliberation they look similar a radical of players who are beaten. Anything tin happen, but I genuinely consciousness Leicester contiguous person gone and there's nary coming backmost from it.

"I deliberation that's the extremity of them tonight."

Ex-Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher added: "You perceive the fans singing 'you're not acceptable to deterioration the shirt...' going into grooming tomorrow, I don't cognize however they assistance themselves for that Newcastle game."

'Every fairytale has an ending'

As Leicester slid towards different "abysmal" decision connected Monday, galore Foxes fans took to societal media to explicit their dismay astatine the presumption they find themselves in...

Kevin: A batch of the Leicester players already look similar they've fixed it up, and that's astir apt the ones who knew they were leaving this summertime anyway! They cognize who they are!

Alan: Ask america astir not investing. Instead of investing aft Champions League and Premier League titles successful successive seasons we efficaciously person gone backwards this season.

John: Unlike immoderate of the different teams, Leicester City person shown nary heart. Some of the stars who are leaving should beryllium ashamed.

Jamie: Every fairytale has an ending. They're penning the last pages arsenic we speak. Falls from grace don't travel overmuch bigger than this.

Paul: Goodbye Leicester. Absolutely abysmal.

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