How will Wout Faes fit into the Leicester XI?

This signing brings not only stability, but competition too, with Amartey sure to be incentivised to perform well when his starting berth is in jeopardy. In terms of tactics and formations, it appears Brendan Rodgers is putting all of his eggs in the four-centrehalf system rather than a three, as a defensive line of Evans, Faes and Amartey lends itself to being left behind by pace and mobility quite easily. These three players aren’t defined by their pace, but they don’t possess much of it, which is always going to be an area opposition coaches look to exploit.

A four-back system at Leicester relies heavily on the fitness of Harvey Barnes, as without him, Rodgers had previously looked to his James Justin and Timothy Castagne to provide natural width from wing-back positions. Other than the No. 7, the Northern Irishman has only Ayoze Perez and Marc Albrighton to occupy the wide areas, both of whom lack the searing acceleration required to frighten opposition defences.

The arrival of Faes, along with the rumoured interest in Amine Harit and Jeremie Boga, signals that the manager thinks a change of tack is required. On the rare occasion that Fofana, Evans and Caglar Soyuncu were all at the top of their games, the three-back system worked well, but for now at least, the four-back system is likely to be favoured.