Vardy, Vestergaard, Kristiansen – Leicester City injury update for Arsenal clash
Jamie Vardy heads a Leicester City trio who are expected to return from injury to face Arsenal this weekend.
Vardy, Jannik Vestergaard and Victor Kristiansen were all absent for the FA Cup defeat at Manchester United last Friday, all three ruled out with “light injuries”.
But the trio have been back in training at the club’s Seagrave training base this week and Ruud van Nistelrooy is hoping they are available to face the title-challenging Gunners on Saturday lunchtime.
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“They had a good week of training,” van Nistelrooy said at his press conference on Thursday morning. “They’re back in full training. So all being well they are ready for selection.”
Van Nistelrooy added that there are no further injury problems for him to deal with, and so Patson Daka, who limped off at Old Trafford, is fine.
That leaves just two players out for City, with Ricardo Pereira (hamstring) out until at least next month and Abdul Fatawu (knee) unavailable for the remainder of the campaign.
At Old Trafford, 15-year-old winger Jeremy Monga was named on the substitutes’ bench, while 16-year-old forward Jake Evans was with the travelling squad.
Van Nistelrooy said they remain in the fold when he considers first-team selection, but suggested it may be more difficult for them to make the squad this weekend, with players back from injury.
He said: “They are in contention, yes. Players are now back, but they are competing, yes.”
City are taking on an Arsenal side who have their own injury issues. Kai Havertz is the latest Gunners attacker to be ruled out, with Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus also sidelined.
