Liverpool fans berate Lucas Leiva for gifting Leicester striker Jamie Vardy easy goal following ridiculously dangerous pass across his own box

LUCAS LEIVA was drafted in as an emergency centre-back for Liverpool’s Premier League clash against Leicester.

Jurgen Klopp turned to the Brazilian in place of injured Dejan Lovren, with Mamadou Sakho falling out of favour at Anfield.

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Things were going well for the Reds, with goals from Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mane giving them a comfortable 2-0 lead against the champions.

But the Liverpool faithful were soon left gobsmacked as Lucas produced a calamitous error to gift Leicester a goal, passing straight across his box and allowing Jamie Vardy to slot home into an empty net.

Understandably, fans were furious and quickly jumped on Twitter to vent, with one saying: “I honestly hate Lucas so much. Awful awful player.”

Another wrote: “Mignolet’s decision making is awful. Lucas shouldn’t even have been given the chance to make that mistake.”

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One Twitter user observed: “When life gives you Lucas, make Perez not Leiva.”

Another exclaimed: “Awful by Lucas, just awful.”

One final tweet concluded: “Lucas should never wear the Liverpool shirt ever again. Time is up. Bye.”