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Leicester City’s Rachid Ghezzal earns Claude Puel’s praise after Liverpool display

Leicester City manager Claude Puel has showered encomium on summer recruit Rachid Ghezzal following his impressive display in their loss to Liverpool on Saturday.

After scoring his maiden goal for the Foxes in the League Cup, the 26-year-old built on the performance with another goal against Jurgen Klopp’s men at the King Power Stadium.

And the French tactician, pleased with the addition of the former Monaco man has lauded the quality of the winger.

“I think he played a very good game,” Puel told Leicester Mercury.

“He kept good ball under pressure.