Spartak 3-4 Leicester: 3 Things we learned
By Damon Carter
On a snowy afternoon in Moscow, Leicester City produced a stirring comeback to revive their ailing Europa League campaign in a 7 goal thriller. So what three things did we learn and what might it mean for the season?
Patson Daka’s arrival heralds a new era
Front and centre of this astonishing display was Leicester City’s 23 million pound striker. Having scored his first goal in the thrilling victory over Manchester United at the weekend, the Zambian went four better in Russia. Having already caused trouble earlier in the game, skewing just wide and making runs off the shoulder. He started an astonishing and most obvious man of the match display by scoring right on half time with a sharp right footed finish, ensuring Brendan Rodgers half time talk was easier.
Two minutes after half time Daka slotted home a tap in after good work from Kelechi Iheanacho who also assisted his first goal. Six minutes later Daka completed an astonishing eight-minute hat trick with a cool left footed finish. Then after a barren twenty-five minute spell, he latched onto a Maddison through ball and lashed home a left foot finish for his and Leicester’s fourth. Please click the link to travel to the next page.