Leicester City 3 – 0 Burnley: Player Ratings – Slimani steals the show
By Jake Cursley
Defence
Zieler: 6/10
The towering German received his first full Premier League debut this afternoon following Kasper Schmeichel’s concussion.
Without much to do it’s tough to give Ron-Robert a high rating, however when called upon he did his job more than adequately.
Danny Simpson: 7/10
A quiet game for the right-back who missed out on Champions League football on Wednesday.
Regular watchers of Leicester City will be well aware of Simpson’s role in the team. To defend. Going forward he provides very few overlaps for Riyad Mahrez who quite frankly, doesn’t need them.
When called upon to break up counter attacks down Burnley’s left flank he did the job superbly despite the breaks being few and far between.
Wes Morgan: 7/10
As always the Leicester captain commanded his back line as you’d expect of any title winning captain.
Always a menace in the opposition box, Morgan looked dangerous when heading up for corner kicks and freekicks.
Again, with little to do it’s tough to give Morgan and co a high rating but as always, he was solid at the back and kept his clean sheet.
Huth: 7/10
Like his captain, the giant German was a towering presence going forward for set-pieces.
When called upon to defend today, the not so elegant centre-back cleared any danger without putting his team under pressure.
Like his defensive counterpart, it’s hard to give Huth a rating of anything over 7 due to his lack of work, however a clean sheet is a clean sheet.
Fuchs: 8/10
Unlike Danny Simpson, Fuchs not only defends but also provides back up for Marc Albrighton on the left flank.
A brilliant performance today saw Christian grab himself an assist after his set-piece found Islam Slimani’s head.
His link-up play with Albrighton this afternoon was sublime at times and as such, Fuchs receives the highest rating out of his backlin. Well deserved.