However, the Nigerian striker’s goal against Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday has certainly strengthened his case.
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Brendan Rodgers’s men edged Walsall 1-0 in their FA Cup fourth-round battle last time out, while Unai Emery’s side most recently overcame Southampton 1-0 in the top flight.
The forward was the man of the moment again in the FA Cup, coming off the bench to score the only goal of the game.
A second-half strike from Iheanacho was enough for City to win the tie and progress to the fourth round, and they will find out their opponents when the draw is made on Sunday.
The Foxes manager Brendan Rodgers revealed this on Monday.
The Foxes are three points adrift of safety after nine matches so far this season, while the Eagles are sitting five points further ahead in 15th place.
The Foxes visit the Vitality Stadium following a 4-0 thumping of local rivals Nottingham Forest, while the hosts have embarked on a four-game unbeaten run that sees them sitting in mid-table, some five points clear of their opponents.
As a mark of respect to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, English football was postponed last weekend after the country’s longest-serving monarch passed away on Thursday.
The Foxes have accrued just one point from six Premier League games so far this season.
The Brazilian’s quality shone throughout the Gunners’ first home fixture of the season, which saw him fire the hosts ahead with a curled effort before heading in his second before the break.
The Gunners kicked off the new campaign with a 2-0 victory away to Crystal Palace, while the Foxes threw away a two-goal lead against Brentford to draw 2-2.
The winger joined City on a season-long loan deal from Red Bull Leipzig on deadline day last year.
The goalkeeper spent more than a decade at Leicester City after arriving from Leeds United.
During a summer where the Foxes have not made a first-team addition, it had initially been expected that Brendan Rodgers would look to keep the senior players in the dressing room.
According to the NFF, the defender said the team was battle ready and will go all out for a win against the Copper Queens.
Iheanacho had a topsy-turvy campaign with the Foxes last season.
Ndidi suffered the knee injury in March and required surgery, which ruled him out of the remainder of the 2021/22 season.
Lookman, who is on a season-long loan to the Foxes from Bundesliga side, RB Leipzig, has had a mixed experience during his spell in the East Midlands not helped by his side’s oscillating form collectively.
The Foxes were eliminated from continental competition after a 1-0 second-leg semi-final loss to Roma, while the Toffees most recently won by the same scoreline against Chelsea.
Mikel Arteta’s Gunners were kicking off less than an hour after Spurs had climbed a point above them into fourth place in the Premier League with a 3-1 defeat of Leicester City.