Nigeria forward Ahmed Musa’s Leicester City continued their poor English Premier League title defence losing 4-1 to Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday.
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Meanwhile, Leicester sit in the lower half of the table on four points as they prepare for their opening Champions League clash against Club Brugge on Thursday (NZT).
Attendance was Anfield’s highest since May 1977.
Firmino opened the scoring in the 13th minute after being found by a superb pass by James Milner, taking a touch to evade the defenders before finishing calmly across Kasper Schmeichel’s goal.
Philippe Coutinho is only on the bench, meaning Daniel Sturridge starts, whilst the likes of Ragnar Klavan, Alberto Moreno and Divock Origi area also available as substitutes.
Gerogino Wijnaldum and Jordan Henderson will form the double pivot in midfield with Adam Lallana and Sadio Mane set to be deployed as wingers.
Anfield was rocking as the team played with the type of swagger Jurgen Klopp had demanded of his players in order to inject some life into the now 54,000-capacity stadium.
When Robert Huth’s header looped onto the crossbar it was apparent it was going to take more than a brand new stand to change the same old Liverpool. The game will mark the first time the Reds have played at their home ground in 122 days.
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Firmino rounded off Liverpool’s fine performance in the 89th, staying calm to slot home after a Schmeichel misjudgment.
