It says much about the topsy-turvy nature of the Premier League this season that the most mouthwatering game on offer on Boxing Day pits Liverpool agaisnt Leicester.
One team is top of the league and the other is coming off the back of a 3-0 defeat to Watford, but surely no-one would have thought that the Foxes would be top and the Reds the ones licking their wounds.
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