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Okazaki shows strength of Leicester options, says Ranieri

His side may have crashed out of the EFL Cup, but Claudio Ranieri is pleased with the depth of his Leicester City squad.

Claudio Ranieri felt the performance of Shinji Okazaki on Tuesday highlighted the number of options at his disposal among his Leicester City squad.

Okazaki was one of seven changes for Leicester in their EFL Cup tie against Chelsea, and the Japan international rewarded his manager with a pair of goals to put the Foxes 2-0 up at the King Power Stadium.

However, Chelsea hit back through Gary Cahill and Cesar Azpilicueta and, after Marcin Wasilewski was sent off, the visitors prevailed 4-2 in extra time with a brace of Cesc Fabregas strikes.