Leicester City welcomes Brighton & Hove Albion to the King Power Stadium for a Premier League clash later today.
Ahead of the encounter, Foxes boss, Brendan Rodgers spoke to the media and gave a detailed view of Wilfred Ndidi’s importance to his team, speaking highly of the defensive midfielder.
“He covers the ground. In terms of counter-pressing, he’s so strong. He can get up to the ball so fast. If a team breaks through our midfield line, he can normally get back in and recover,” Rodgers told Leicester City’s official website of Ndidi.
“Of course, on set pieces, he’s very dominant. You can see, bringing him into the team, the profile he gives you in your box when you’re defending.
“From a defensive perspective, he’s irreplaceable with what he gives you, in terms of energy and desire to get the ball back. Just his personality in the game is so great for us.
“It’s great to have him back. We’re obviously trying to manage his time coming back in there, but he’s a colossal player.”
After an abductor injury kept him out of action for a couple of months, Ndidi is back and slowly building towards full fitness. He made his first start since returning on Thursday in the Europa League.