Mignolet saves Vardy penalty as Liverpool beat Leicester

Soccer Football - Premier League - Leicester City vs Liverpool - King Power Stadium, Leicester, Britain - September 23, 2017 Liverpool's Simon Mignolet saves a penalty from Leicester City's Jamie Vardy Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley

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Sept 23 (Reuters) - Simon Mignolet conceded and then saved a late penalty as Liverpool clung on for a 3-2 win over Leicester City in a pulsating Premier League clash at the King Power Stadium on Saturday.

The Belgian keeper fouled Vardy with a mistimed fly-kick when desperately trying to clear his lines but, having been booked, got up to parry the England striker's spot-kick as Liverpool clung on in a game where they twice enjoyed two-goal leads.

Soccer Football - Premier League - Leicester City vs Liverpool - King Power Stadium, Leicester, Britain - September 23, 2017 Liverpool's Philippe Coutinho in action with Leicester City's Wes Morgan Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley

Mignolet has now saved five of the past eight penalties he's faced.

"I count points, not penalty saves," the goalkeeper said afterwards.

The visitors dominated the first half and opened the scoring through Mo Salah's far-post header from Philippe Coutinho's cross a minute after the Egyptian missed a sitter. The goal was Salah's sixth of the season.

Soccer Football - Premier League - Leicester City vs Liverpool - King Power Stadium, Leicester, Britain - September 23, 2017 Leicester City's Shinji Okazaki scores their first goal REUTERS/Darren Staples

Coutinho looked back to his best and increased the lead with a curled 25-metre free-kick inside Casper Schmeichel's post on 23 minutes but Liverpool conceded just before the break when Shinji Okazaki converted a knockdown despite strong appeals for a foul on the keeper.

Goals flow at both ends whenever Liverpool play and no sooner had Jordan Henderson restored their two-goal advantage than Vardy headed Leicester's second before spurning the chance of an equaliser.

Even then, Leicester could have had another penalty when Can handled.

Soccer Football - Premier League - Leicester City vs Liverpool - King Power Stadium, Leicester, Britain - September 23, 2017 Leicester City's Jamie Vardy shoots at goal Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley

(Reporting by Neil Robinson,; Editing by Neville Dalton)

Soccer Football - Premier League - Leicester City vs Liverpool - King Power Stadium, Leicester, Britain - September 23, 2017 Liverpool's Jordan Henderson celebrates scoring their third goal with Philippe Coutinho Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley

Soccer Football - Premier League - Leicester City vs Liverpool - King Power Stadium, Leicester, Britain - September 23, 2017 Liverpool's Simon Mignolet saves the penalty from Leicester City's Jamie Vardy REUTERS/Darren Staples

Soccer Football - Premier League - Leicester City vs Liverpool - King Power Stadium, Leicester, Britain - September 23, 2017 Referee Anthony Taylor awards a penalty after Leicester City's Jamie Vardy is fouled in the area by Liverpool's Simon Mignolet REUTERS/Darren Staples

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Soccer Football - Premier League - Leicester City vs Liverpool - King Power Stadium, Leicester, Britain - September 23, 2017 Liverpool's Simon Mignolet gathers from Leicester City's Kelechi Iheanacho Action Images via Reuters/John Sibley

Soccer Football - Premier League - Leicester City vs Liverpool - King Power Stadium, Leicester, Britain - September 23, 2017 Leicester City's Kasper Schmeichel in action with Liverpool's Jordan Henderson and Mohamed Salah REUTERS/Darren Staples

Soccer Football - Premier League - Leicester City vs Liverpool - King Power Stadium, Leicester, Britain - September 23, 2017 Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp celebrates after the match REUTERS/Darren Staples