Leicester City manager, Brendan Rodgers singled out Nigeria’s Super Eagles striker, Kelechi Iheanacho for praise despite his side losing 3-2 to West Ham in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.
Iheanacho’s double had put The Foxes on the brink of a comeback but they ran out of time to get an equaliser.
The former Manchester City player has been in excellent form since the start of last month, scoring nine goals in his last six games in all competitions.
Iheanacho needs one goal to break his personal record for goals in a single campaign, having equaled the 14 he netted for Manchester City during the 2015-2016 season.
Leicester City’s official website quoted Rodgers as saying: “For the last 30 minutes, or second half, I thought after the goal we were good but it’s something that… it’s always easy to play when you’re 3-0 down. I don’t look so much at that.
“We get the goal back, two very good goals from Kels (Kelechi Iheanacho) and we’re looking at the players and analysing the likes of Youri Tielemans.”
Leicester are looking to reach the FA Cup final for the fifth time in their history when they take on Southampton in their next domestic game on Sunday April 18.
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