Wilfred Ndidi has been hailed as “a machine” by Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers who claims the midfielder’s astonishing recovery from knee surgery is due to “genetics”.
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The Nigeria international midfielder has missed City’s last two fixtures against Aston Villa and Southampton, and will again sit out this weekend’s trip to Burnley
Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers hinted that Wilfred Ndidi has made “great progress” since undergoing a slight operation last week.
Leicester City and Southampton meet in the Premier League for the first time since the latter suffered a record 9-0 defeat at the hands of the Foxes back in October.
Leicester City’s defensive midfielder Wilfred Ndidi will be sidelined until February after sustaining a knee injury which requires surgery, manager Brendan Rodgers has said.
Nigeria international Ndidi was missing from Leicester’s squad for their League Cup semi-final first leg against Aston Villa on Wednesday.
Since arriving from Manchester City in the summer of 2017 in a £25 million deal, the striker has failed to justify his price-tag and has been the subject of criticism from some quarters.
Rodgers is determined to keep intact a squad who have taken Leicester to second place in the Premier League, and who have a real prospect of playing in the Champions League next season.
Leicester City shook off chastening back-to-back defeats with a 2-1 victory at West Ham United to renew their distant chase of Premier League leaders Liverpool on Saturday.
Arsenal have reportedly identified Leicester City midfielder Wilfred Ndidi as a potential addition during the January transfer window.
Manchester City welcome high-flying Leicester City to the Etihad Stadium this evening in a match which pits third against second in the Premier League table.
Palace have lost just one of their last five league games going into this match, while Leicester have won four of their last five, including a record-equalling 9-0 humiliation of Southampton last weekend
Ayoze Perez and Jamie Vardy both hit hat-tricks as Brendan Rodgers’ side moved second with the biggest ever away win in the history of the league.
Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers has taken the blame for Wilfried Ndidi’s mistake in the 1-1 draw with Chelsea on Sunday.
Brendan Rodgers took his strongest XI to the Bet365 Stadium to take on Stoke City, while assistant Chris Davies lead a weakened-yet-still strong line-up for a clash with the League One Millers.
Kelechi Iheanacho deserves respect for the difficult role he plays at Leicester City, manager Brendan Rodgers has said.
A prodigious talent in his teens, Iheanacho has failed to fulfil his potential since moving to Leicester City – the 22-year-old is on a nine-month goal drought having last scored in a 3-1 win over Huddersfield last September
Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers rued Kelechi Iheanacho’s late miss which helped Manchester City move to within one win of the Premier League title.
Leicester City boss, Brendan Rodgers, has revealed how he hopes to improve “impressive” midfielder Wilfred Ndidi.
The City boss has been utilising the 22-year-old in a holding midfield role similar to the one Gerrard played for him at Liverpool, and Ndidi produced his best display of the season in City’s win over Bournemouth on Saturday.