Manager Brendan Rodgers says Wilfred Ndidi was outstanding at centre-back for Leicester City, who made the perfect start to the new Premier League season with a 3-0 win at West Brom on Sunday.
Timothy Castagne headed the Foxes into the lead after 56 minutes on his debut, following his ยฃ22m move from Atalanta, before Jamie Vardy scored twice from the spot to hand Rodgersโ side a comfortable win.
Nigerian midfielder Ndidi, who had played an hour in defence in the Foxes final pre-season friendly against Blackburn, posted a decent performance in his makeshift role, after his nervous start in an unfamiliar role that included some nervy back-passes.
โNdidi playing at centre-back was outstanding,โ Leicester manager Rodgers told BBC Sport after the game.
โHe played 60 minutes there in a pre-season friendly. He did play there earlier in his carreer. Heโs got the profile to play there โ heโs big with a good leap. (Punch)