Ndidi, Iheanacho in Action As Leicester City Back To Winning Ways
By Niyi Busari
Super Eagles midfielder, Wilfred Ndidi helped Leicester City back to winning ways in their 2-1 home win over Brighton & Hove Albion on Tuesday, BSN Sports can report.
The former English champions have not won any match in their last five English Premier League matches. In this light, Leicester City on Sunday parted ways with their former manager Claude Puel before Mike Stowell takes over in an interim capacity.
Demarai Gray converted Youri Tielemans assist in the 10th minute of the encounter before Jamie Vardy doubled the lead for the hosts in the 63rd minute.
Three minutes later, Davy Propper reduced the deficit for the visitors in front of 30,558 spectators at the King Power Stadium.
Nigeria's striker Kelechi Iheanacho came in the 90th minute to replace second goal scorer, Jamie Vardy as Mark Stowell made the third substitution to seal a win in his first game as manager.
Former Liverpool and Swansea manager, Brendan Rodgers will take charge as manager from their next match.
Rodgers signed a three-year contract with Leicester City on Tuesday and addressed the players in the dressing room, assuring them of his cooperation and commitment after their 2-1 league match win.
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