Tag: Leicester
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Wilfred Ndidi signs new six-year deal with Leicester
Nigeria midfielder Wilfred Ndidi signed a six-year contract extension with Premier League club Leicester on Sunday. The 21-year-old’s new deal will keep him at the King Power Stadium until 2024. Ndidi has been one of the Foxes’ most consistent performances since his arrival from Genk in January 2017, and has penned a new deal keeping…
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Leicester City didn’t deserve defeat to Man United – Puel
Leicester City manager, Claude Puel, has heaped plaudits on his team despite their 2-1 defeat against Manchester United at the Old Trafford on Friday even as he expressed disappointment with the outcome of the game. Paul Pogba and Luke Shaw were on target for United, while substitute Jamie Vardy netted the visitors only goal of…
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Man Utd defeat Leicester in Premier League opener
Manchester United captain Paul Pogba scored the opening goal as the Red Devils beat Leicester in the first game of the Premier League season. United had a frustrating summer, unable to sign any centre-backs and with Jose Mourinho looking increasingly irritated, but that did not hinder them too much at Old Trafford as they made…
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Iheanacho scores another pre-season goal for Leicester
Kelechi Iheanacho was on target as Leicester City’s played ou a 1-1 draw with Valencia at the King Power Stadium in Wednesday’s pre-season encounter. The 21-year-old striker got on the scoresheet in their loss to Serie A side Udinese on Saturday and continued with the form against Marcelino Toral’s men with his 11th-minute effort. However,…
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Nigeria’s Ahmed Musa faces uncertain future at Leicester City
Nigeria forward Ahmed Musa’s future at Leicester City will be discussed in January, says manager Claude Puel. Musa, 25, joined Leicester in July 2016 for a then club record fee of £16m, but has played just once this season. Puel says he is one of several players whose futures will be reviewed when the transfer…
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‘Childish’ errors & ‘joke chances’ annoy Mourinho after draw at Leicester
Jose Mourinho criticised Manchester United’s “childish” errors as his team fell further behind leaders Manchester City after conceding a 94th-minute equaliser from Harry Maguire at 10-man Leicester. The Portuguese felt his side missed “joke chances” as they fell 13 points behind City – the biggest points gap between first and second place at Christmas in…
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Palace out of relegation zone with impressive win at Leicester
Crystal Palace climbed out of the Premier League relegation zone for the first time this season as they outplayed Claude Puel’s resurgent Leicester to seal a rare away win. Christian Benteke cost Palace victory when he missed an injury-time penalty he was not supposed to take last weekend, but the striker redeemed himself with a…