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Amartey, Mendy help Rodgers fight off Leicester's Ndidi dependency

Injury to the Nigeria international has opened the door for two undervalued assets to revitalize their Foxes' careers

One wonders quite what Wilfred Ndidi was thinking as he watched Leicester rip Manchester City apart limb from limb at the weekend.

The Foxes winning in such dominant fashion will no doubt have filled him with glee, but there is no less desirable state for a professional footballer than not being able to play. That 5-2 evisceration of the Citizens at the Etihad Stadium was the first of (at least) 12 Premier League matches the Nigeria international will be forced to miss on account of a groin injury.