Leicester vs Burton: will Foxes starting XI feature new signings?

With International football taking centre stage for the last month, it’s easy to forget that the domestic football season is just on the horizon — with Leicester City’s first pre-season fixture only 17 days away.

Brendan Rodgers’ side face familiar opposition in Burton Albion, as the squad tries to find some match sharpness prior to the 2021/22 Premier League season. The question for this article is; what will the Leicester City starting XI look like for the local tie?

Of course, it’s inherently difficult to predict starting line-ups, you have to make assumptions on the small amount of football you’ve seen of the players, but it’s even trickier with pre-season games — especially the opening one. There’s a balance of youth, experience, and trying to re-energise those involved in the gruelling schedule last campaign — whilst protecting players without a break after competing in EURO 2020, particularly the likes of our Belgian contingent and Kasper Schmeichel.

It’s with these prerequisites in mind that I think Daniel Iversen will start in goal. After an impressive loan spell with Preston & North End last campaign, the young Danish keeper is expected to return to Deepdale next season, but during the process of agreeing personal terms — Leicester City asked if he could attend the Foxes pre-season with the absence of both Kasper Schmeichel and Danny Ward — both deserving rests after being key components for their respective national sides.