Leicester City remain at the foot of the Premier League table, losing 1-0 to Manchester United in another turgid display. Foxes of Leicester scores the Foxes.
It is evident that this is a team lacking in confidence, we were flat, lethargic, and devoid of ideas. It seems as if our entire gameplan revolved around hoping for a bit of magic off the cuff from either James Maddison or Harvey Barnes. The solitary goal in the game was of our own doing, rather than Manchester United creating anything of quality.
Even when we went behind midway in the first half, there wasn’t ever any sense of urgency to respond. Nobody was willing to be proactive and take the game by the scruff of the neck . The atmosphere in the stands matched our lifeless display out on the pitch, and with just a solitary point from the opening five league games, who can blame them?
Leicester City player ratings:
Danny Ward: 5/10 – Didn’t have much to do really. But even when he did get the ball, his distribution was often shaky and indecisive. Daniel Iversen should be given a chance at Brighton on Sunday.
James Justin: 5/10 – Hasn’t been the same player since coming back from his ACL injury. Despite no winger down his flank, he didn’t provide any sort of threat offensively. His shot ballooning into the stands at the end summed up our night.
Jonny Evans: 6/10 – Just one of very few players that can come out with any sort of credit. He led the line well and did what was required of him.
Wilfried Ndidi: 6/10 – Considering he was deputising at centre-back, like Jonny Evans he did as much as he could in a poor team display. Conceding just the one goal almost felt like a clean sheet!
Luke Thomas: 4/10 – Was at fault for the goal. Showed his naivety as he was committed far too high up the pitch, and Man Utd took advantage of it.
Boubakary Soumare: 6/10 – Was tidy in possession and gave a decent account of himself. Like each of our central midfielders, was ponderous with the ball, but that was probably down to a lack of options ahead of him.
Youri Tielemans: 5/10 – He was guilty of giving away possession cheaply. Rightly sacrificed for Kelechi Iheanacho with 15 minutes to go.
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall: 5/10 – Like Youri Tielemans, he handed possession back to Manchester United countless times. Did have one solo run at goal early into the second half, but no one was upfield to support him.
James Maddison: 6/10 – Tried to make things happen, winning fouls in dangerous areas. One of his free-kicks was pushed away by de Gea, but aside from this, was kept quiet by McTominay and Eriksen.
Harvey Barnes: 6/10 – Wasn’t his best performance, but I’ll give him credit due to the fact he was the only player willing to take an opponent on, getting Dalot booked in the first half. Probably our best attacking threat, and he wasn’t one if that makes any sense.
Jamie Vardy: /10 – Another lacklustre performance by our talisman, wasn’t provided with any service but the game seemed to just pass him by. At times it felt like we were playing without a striker.
Substitutes and manager
Kelechi Iheanacho: 5/10: Was brought on too late for the striker to make an impact for LCFC.
Patson Daka: N/A
Brendan Rodgers: 2/10 – Another abject performance that will surely have him on the brink. We don’t even do the basics anymore. We’re too easy to play against, so passive in and out of possession and teams don’t even need to penetrate us, they just wait for our inevitable mistakes. The way that he passes the blame to anyone but himself doesn’t help fan frustration. If he stays, we go down.