Iheanacho looks to impress, what now for Mourinho’s shambolic defence and no change for Rafa at Man City
Despite not dropping a point or conceding a goal, Liverpool have yet to really hit their stride in the current campaign. West Ham took very little beating in their opener, while subsequent victories over Crystal Palace and Brighton were a mite laboured. An away trip to Leicester on Saturday lunchtime should provide another reasonably stiff test ahead of what is likely to be a more challenging trip to Tottenham Hotspur after the international break. Leicester clearly missed the searing pace of the suspended Jamie Vardy against Southampton and Kelechi Iheanacho struggled to impress in his role as replacement. The striker got off the mark for the season against Fleetwood Town in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday and with Vardy sitting out the last instalment of a three-match ban , he needs a big performance against the – thus far – impregnable two-man portcullis that is Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez, if he is to stake any sort of claim for keeping Vardy out upon his return. BG
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Written by Barry Glendenning and Jacob Steinberg
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2018/aug/31/premier-league-10-things-to-look-out-for-this-weekend under the title “Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
