Van Nistelrooy rues missed chances against Reds
Ruud van Nistelrooy saw Leicester City's 3-1 defeat to Liverpool as a missed opportunity for his Premier League struggler, despite the Reds' status as title favourite.
Leicester dropped into the Premier League's relegation zone after Wolverhampton Wanderers made it two wins from two games under Vitor Pereira by beating Manchester United.
The Foxes then threatened a major Anfield upset as Jordan Ayew scored a sixth-minute opener, only for goals from Cody Gakpo, Curtis Jones and Mohamed Salah to hand the hosts three points.
Leicester now has the league's joint-worst defensive record, having shipped 10 goals in three successive defeats to Newcastle United (0-4), Wolves (0-3) and Liverpool (1-3).
Van Nistelrooy's team attempted four shots in the opening 10 minutes but did not manage a single effort for the remainder of the match, and despite its status as huge underdog, he was frustrated by its failure to hold on.
"It is up to us to keep developing and creating gameplans for every opponent," Van Nistelrooy said.
"The gameplan was there, players knew what to do and acted it, but today was the maximum possible.
"Anfield is not the place where we usually collect the points, but for our development we have to do it as the points need to be collected."
Leicester is now one point behind 17th-placed Wolves ahead of clashes with Manchester City and Aston Villa, and Van Nistelrooy says it needs to strengthen in the January transfer window.
"It is a great possibility to look at. It's a tool to look at as a club," the former Manchester United striker said. "It's a good option."
Liverpool is now seven points clear of its nearest rival Chelsea at the summit, but Arsenal could cut the advantage to six points with victory over Ipswich Town.
Ruud聽van Nistelrooij
Leicester City FC
