“I thought we deserved to win, but Duncan has given the team and the crowd some real spirit,” Brendan Rodgers said. “I thought it was going to be our night when Leighton hit the top corner, but it wasn’t to be,” the Everton interim manager said. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Everton’s Leighton Baines scored from long range to send the quarter-final to a penalty shootout. Photograph: Nick Potts/PAIt was no more than Leicester deserved for the eagerness of their approach, and a couple of minutes later they went further ahead. The winger knew he had to try a first-time shot but his right-foot curler came back off the bar.

Source: The Guardian December 18, 2019 22:02 UTC