Brendan Rodgers: Wout won't pout over 'freakish' double of own-goals against Liverpool

Leicester boss Brendan Rodgers backed Wout Faes to quickly put his Anfield horror show behind him after two first-half own goals cost the Foxes in a 2-1 defeat to Liverpool.

After Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall had fired Leicester into an early lead, Faes missed a shout from goalkeeper Danny Ward as he went to cut out a low cross from Trent Alexander-Arnold, horribly slicing the ball as it looped over Ward and in off the back post.

And just seven minutes later it got worse for the Belgian as Darwin Nunez's shot came back off the post and his attempt to clear the danger saw him fire into his own net again.

Faes joins Jamie Carragher, Michael Proctor and former Republic of Ireland striker Jonathan Walters in the unwelcome club of players to score two OGs in one Premier League match.

"(The first one) is a decision you make as a defender in the game," Rodgers said. "There is no real trouble, the ball is coming into Danny’s hands but as a defender you make those decisions.

"But since he has been with us he has been absolutely brilliant. He normally makes the right decisions. It was just freakish and he has been unfortunate with the second one also.

"It is obviously disappointing for him, more with the first one, but he is a really strong character.

"He has been at the World Cup but didn’t play a minute so it might take him a few games to get his rhythm back. He has shown the level he can get to. Tonight was unfortunate for him but I thought he responded brilliantly in the second half."

Liverpool were grateful for Faes’ mistakes after making a poor start to the game, allowing Dewsbury-Hall to cut through their defence all too easily after four minutes and gifting Leicester the ball in dangerous positions again and again.

Although Jurgen Klopp