After back-to-back defeats, Ruud Van Nistelrooy’s job as Leicester City manager seems to be getting harder after every game. Here is the Leicester City predicted lineup as the Foxes take on league leaders Liverpool at Anfield, in what looks to be their toughest test so far.<\/p>\n
Last time out, it was more poor mistakes and performances which saw Leicester easily defeated by an out-of-form Wolves side. The game ended 3-0 to the visitors and was summed up by the former PSV coach saying<\/a> “We have to stop the individual mistakes.\u201d<\/p>\n With Mads Hermansen and Jakub Stolarczyk being sidelined it was once again Danny Ward who stepped in for the injured shot-stoppers. The centre-back partnership of Jannik Vestergaard and Conor Coady kept their places but the Dane was replaced after just 45 minutes last time out. James Justin and Victor Kristiansen provided the width in defence as the duo have started every game under their new manager.<\/span><\/p>\n Read More: <\/span><\/strong>Why Arsenal’s Title Hopes Are in Tatters<\/a><\/p>\n The double pivot of Oliver Skipp and Boubakary Soumar\u00e9 was preferred against Wolves but Harry Winks did also return to action in the second half. On the wings, Jordan Ayew and Stephy Mavididi started last time out but Kasey McAteer and Bobby Decordova-Reid could also be in consideration, depending on injuries and preferences. Meanwhile, in the centre, Bilal El Khannouss has been the first choice as Facundo Buonanotte has been benched in back-to-back fixtures.<\/p>\n With questions over the quality of the Leicester players arising, this trip up North serves as an opportunity to forget about the recent woes against Newcastle and Wolves. Despite this, in the table, they do still sit above the relegation zone in 17th, which is two points more than the Wolves side that they were dismantled by.<\/span><\/p>\n However, there were also signs of improvement. If not for individual errors then the stats show that it wasn’t all bad and this is supported by Van Nistelrooy as he recently said: \u201c<\/strong>The back-line had one of their best games, in terms of the number of chances they had and the number of box entries, they were season bests.\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>This is a fair assessment given the changes in the second half as Hamza Choudhury looked back to his best<\/a> in the inverted role, whilst\u00a0 was also a revelation in the middle of the park.<\/p>\n A goalkeeping crisis has recently emerged as Mads Hermansen and Jakub Stolarczyk have both been sidelined, but they could be ready for Thursday night’s action as their manager explained: \u201cWe\u2019re assessing every day with Mads. Jakub is back and is fit and is available.\u201d <\/strong>Wilfred Ndidi has been out since the 2-2 draw against Brighton, whilst Jamie Vardy could also miss out due to some knocks<\/a> that are said to be short-term.<\/p>\n GK: Jakub Stolarczyk<\/span><\/p>\n RB: Hamza Choudhury<\/p>\n RCB: Wout Faes<\/span><\/p>\n LCB: Jannik Vestergaard<\/p>\n LB: Victor Kristiansen<\/p>\n DM: Boubakary Soumar\u00e9<\/p>\n DM: Harry Winks<\/span><\/p>\n AM: Bilal El Khannouss<\/span><\/p>\n RW: Facundo Buonanotte<\/span><\/p>\n LW: Stephy Mavididi<\/span><\/p>\n ST: Patson Daka<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" After back-to-back defeats, Ruud Van Nistelrooy’s job as Leicester City manager seems to be getting harder after every game. Here is the Leicester City predicted lineup as the Foxes take on league leaders Liverpool at Anfield, in what looks to be their toughest test so far. 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Leicester City Predicted Lineup<\/span><\/h3>\n