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Why Leicester City shouldn’t be ruled out of the Premier League title race

By Harneet Singh Sethi

LEICESTER, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 09: Jamie Vardy of Leicester City celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Arsenal FC at The King Power Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
LEICESTER, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 09: Jamie Vardy of Leicester City celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Arsenal FC at The King Power Stadium on November 09, 2019 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images) /
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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 05: A detailed view of the match ball prior to the UEFA Champions League group E match between Liverpool FC and KRC Genk at Anfield on November 05, 2019 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 05: A detailed view of the match ball prior to the UEFA Champions League group E match between Liverpool FC and KRC Genk at Anfield on November 05, 2019 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images) /

No European football

Leicester do not have to worry about keeping themselves fresh enough for a Tuesday night tussle in Europe before going again in an early kick-off on Saturday. They are the only team in the top five who have that luxury, and as you would know, it comes in very handy at the business end of the season.

Obviously, there’s nothing like playing UCL football and this is what Leicester are fighting for. However, when you are competing for the title and you want every one of your key players fresh and fit and firing, then it gets really difficult to manage your squad.

Imagine having an away quarter-final against Juventus on Wednesday and a six-pointer in the league against Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday. What do you do? How do you pick? Fortunately, Brendan Rodgers does not have to find an answer to these questions, but Jurgen Klopp, Pep Guardiola and Frank Lampard will have to.

They do not have much of a choice, really.