Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers was furious with the way Sadio Mane won Liverpool's matchwinning penalty on Saturday.

Mane was brought down in stoppage time after a mix up between Albrighton and goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel before James Milner calmly slotted from 12 yards to give the hosts a huge victory that extends their winning run in the league to 17 games, dating back to March.

Rodgers felt aggrieved by Chris Kavanagh's decision to award the penalty kick, saying: "I think he has made the most of the contact.

"Strikers now, they are clever. He has had a touch and gone over. If the referee didn't give it I don't think anyone would have said it was a clear and obvious error.

"To concede a 95 minute penalty was difficult to take. I thought we deserved a point. You come to the European champions and you have to be resilient and deal with pressure and show your own qualities. I felt we did that.

"I thought we could go on and win the game. We conceded a goal when we were in control. I thought it was a very soft penalty, not clear and obvious that is for sure but when the referee gives it it is hard for the VAR to go against it.

"But I am very proud of the team and the personality we showed. To come here and be that competitive, it shows we are very much on the right path.

"You have to have that [doggedness]. Any of the best teams always has a balance.

"You come to a stadium that is one of the most difficult in Europe, in terms of momentum. We were able to turn the momentum around for us.

"You have to have all types. Today we had to have that persistence and perseverance but when we had spells with the ball, we looked creative and we had a threat.

"We looked like we could maybe get in front in the game. It wasn't to be but I am proud of coming to here and bringing a team to compete at that level."