Van Nistelrooy hails Ndidi and Soumaré midfield display in 3-1 defeat of West Ham
New Leicester City manager, Ruud van Nistelrooy has hailed the midfield display of the duo of Wilfred Ndidi and Boubakary Soumaré in his first game of the club, the 3-1 defeat of West Ham at the King Power stadium on Tuesday night.
The former Manchester United forward who scored 95 goals in 150 appearances in the Premier League also praised the team for their togetherness and fighting spirit after bouncing back from three straight defeats to win 3-1 in front of their fans.
‘Soumaré and Ndidi had an unbelievable game today, covering a lot of distance, winning a lot of balls in duels and second balls and also on the ball, they were giving us some good bits to play forward, so compliments to them as well,’ said the 48-year-old who will be keen to maintain the momentum when the Foxes host high riding Brighton on Sunday.
Ndidi made his 14th start in 14 games in the competition so far this term and his 192nd in 206 appearances overall.
The Nigerian has now made to second, from fourth, in the list of players with the most tackles in the competition so far this year. His 47 tackles are only bettered by
Daniel Muñoz of Crystal Palace’s 52.
The 27 year old has now won 80 Premier League games to become the Nigerian with the eighth most number of wins in the history of the competition.
