While the sheriff searches for a few answers, the deputy is starting to find himself.
It remains to be seen whether Leicester can satisfy their grander ambitions if Jamie Vardy’s scoring difficulties are prolonged, but for now Kelechi Iheanacho is carrying the burden well.
It is an unusual situation, for sure. Primarily for the fact that a striker as marvelously deadly as Vardy has hit such a sticky patch, but also because Iheanacho’s impact across the past four seasons has not always been so pronounced.
That one should go on a run of four goals in seven while his partner endures his driest spell in five years is exceptionally convenient.