The Super Eagles duo Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi featured for Leicester who lost again, as they went down 1-0 to a resurgent Manchester United at the King Power in Thursday’s Premier League tie.
A Jadon Sancho first half strike saw Leicester suffer a fourth consecutive league defeat while United claimed their third win on the bounce.
While Ndidi featured in defense and saw 90 minutes of action, Iheanacho came on in the 76th minute.
The defeat leaves Leicester bottom on just a point after five games played and for United they move up to fifth place on nine points on the log.
First half chance of the game went to United on 10 minutes as Christian Eriksen had a low shot from the edge of the box go wide.
In the 20th minute Leicester had their first shot on target through Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall whose free kick attempt was well saved by David De Gea.
United then broke the deadlock in the 22nd minute through Sancho who collected a pass from Marcus Rashford, rounded Leicester keeper before slotting home.
Leicester had a chance to equalize through Harvey Barnes on 36 minutes, who cut in from the right but his curler shot went just over the bar.
Five minutes into the second half Leicester won a freekick but James Maddison’s strike from 30 yards was palmed away by De Gea.
In the 83rd minute substitute Cristiano Ronaldo attempted a bicycle kick but his effort went just wide off the target.
And in the 92nd minute Leicester could have leveled up through James Justin who was set up by Patson Daka but blasted his chance over the bar with De Gea to beat.
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Brendan Rodgers is a terrible manager, even before the leicester job. Ndidi one of the best defensive midfielders in the premier league playing as a center back. And Soyuncu one of the best center backs on the bench. This guy spent money last season, but they still didnt do well. Soumare is terrible to watch. Kelechi was stupid to sign a new contract when was doing well when Vardy was injured and he had to fill in for him. The team is terrible in general. They dropped out of the top 4 two seasons in a row. Fell out of europa league and got beat in the europa conference league.
Kelechi is a substitute, he is not a starter. Many times he had opportunities to shine when he starts, he is just not consistent. A lot of these Nigerian born players are making dumb moves and at most moving sideways. And I guarantee you they will be called to the national team and bring nothing, no top tier experience.
1. Awoniyi left a europa league conference team that is currently in the top 4 in the bundesliga to be a record signing for forest team and cant even start. And is not the star player when there is at least 18 new signings. Just to play in England. It would be a shame with all those new signings the team still got relegated
2. Joe aribo left a team that recently qualified for champions league to go to southampton
3. Troost-Ekong cant compete in the premier league, just watch last season, Mr own goal
4. Balogun joined a tier 2 team
5. Onyeka is borderline terrible
6. Bonke Innocent stays injured
7. Okoye, people who have miracle/mixed people fetish wanted this goalkeeper. But he is terrible
Upwards movement
1. Calvin Bassey joined an ajax team that is almost always in the champions league
2. Sadiq joined a team where he will most likely be a starter and is in the europa league. Real Sociedad doesn’t have a scorer, especially since Oyarzabal hasnt been scoring lately.
3. Sanusi, a starter in porto and champions league experience
4. Lookman, found a permanent home. Was on loan for a couple of seasons. To a terrible fulham team who a coach who didn’t like scoring. To leicester where he scored more. And now to Atalanta. I mean their always in uefa competitions, but the thing is they might not get any trophies, but at least experience is good for the national team
Indifferent
1. Osimhen, he is again getting champions league experience. But he is lacking in other things. Like being afraid to dribble through defenders, creating turnovers and always shooting early when he sees the opposition
Also another thing I noticed, a monkey who post (idk how a monkey uses technology but anything is possible) is one of the current trend of people here who overrate these Nigerian players. “Oh he should be playing for chelsea, barcelona, madrid” and etc. Stay humble thats, all these people wanna do is dance and shaku. Look how Ghana came with confidence and was concentrating on important things, not about the flash.
Osimhen was a very technical player in under 17 and charlerpi, now man can’t do anything technical consistently, its like man is going backwards every time, this problem can be solved with just one move, relax! Relax! Pressure, pressure heist won’t solve anything, i get very annoyed watching h knowing he is a lot better than thhe way he plays, good sadiq umar has moved to a better club, make we dey enjoy am, because i can’t continue watching osimhen play like this, man has to come back and stop reasoning like a kid on the pitch.
@MAJOR FLEX, I lost interest in Napoli games when I reaslised and it became clear to me that Osimhen will sadly be another Average case. I have noticed in Nigerian footballers, they have zero confidence you can see it and you have clearly highlighted it. You watch Osimhen and think my guy, use your speed and cut the line Rune straight when the press attack is on Osimhen instead of running direct ahead will decide to drift wide as the attacking player looking to feed him the ball is on the move hence they always decide to beat their man orcross the ball as Osimhen gives them no option as he always drifts wide to the wing, if you watch Haaland he is so clever his movement key word movement is so good, he fakes a wide drift then in a flash comes in and beats the defender by using his pace. If Osimhen like let him carry on being a Social Media and Memes Merchant or actually face his career and become great. But it is a damn shame that this boy is playing so average at the moment maybe when Spalleti Benches him for a few games he will wake up. that is what probably needs to happen but knowing Nigeria players once they are benched instead as using that to propel them to work harder they will become comfortable and accept their fate. Very SAD!!!!
This liecster will religate this season.
This Club may surely go down this season. They let Ade Lookman go and could not bring in any highly and talented player to replace him. They will soon fire the Manager.
5 games, 1 draw and 4 defeats leaves Leicester at rock bottom in the standings. Rodgers walking on thin ice.
Awful transfer business means no depth in the squad, and little options for the manager. The owners will not empathize though. Sans improvement results wise, sack letter will be looming large in the horizon. All hands have to be on deck to turn Leicester’s season around, and save the gaffer’s jobby job.
Can’t say it better! Thumbs up bro. Respect always