Forget Wilfred Ndidi, 28-touch Leicester City star deserves plenty of praise for rock-solid display

Leicester City once again tasted defeat despite a well-fought battle with Arsenal.

On a day where Leicester fans protested against the club’s owners it looked as if they had enough in the tank to earn themselves a point until substitute Mikel Merino came on and scored a brace.

The loss coincided with Ipswich Town’s draw against Aston Villa and with Wolverhampton Wanderers facing Liverpool today (Sunday 16 February), the Foxes could find themselves marooned in 19th spot.

Wilfred Ndidi caught the eye for Leicester once again and made plenty of interceptions, tackles and came close to scoring in the first half but whilst he was one of the stars on the pitch, it was another who deserved to take the plaudits.

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Woyo Coulibaly impresses for Leicester against Arsenal

After James Justin was forced to come off early in the second half, winter signing Woyo Coulibaly was given the nod to come on and slot in at right back.

Leicester fans wanted Coulibaly to start and the £3m defender looked head and shoulders above some of his teammates.

Coulibaly had Raheem Sterling in his back pocket, making three tackles and three interceptions over the course of his second-half cameo.

The 25-year-old also didn’t hesitate to get forward on occasion, sprinting forward to join the attack and offer an alternative option to Bobby De Cordova-Reid or Bilal El Khannouss.

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Woyo Coulibaly deserves to start against Brentford

With Ruud van Nistelrooy confirming that Justin will be assessed before Leicester’s next game against Brentford, an opportunity has come for Coulibaly to be given his first start.

Justin is one of the few ever-presents under Van Nistelrooy this season and despite some criticism from supporters, has improved in recent weeks.

But, with the emergence of Coulibaly at the King Power Stadium a small highlight in an otherwise disappointing afternoon on Saturday, the former Parma man did enough to warrant a starting birth in the squad and help his teammates turn their season around.

Leicester achieved disastrous feat managed by one other Premier League team after Mikel Merino brace saw Arsenal win

Leicester City fell to yet another defeat at the hands of Arsenal on Saturday afternoon, joining an unwanted club in the process.

Leicester City had a great chance to move out of the relegation on February 15th as 17th-place Wolverhampton Wanderers are not in action until Sunday versus Liverpool.

However, their recent record against the Gunners is bad, losing five in a row before the weekend.

And despite giving it a good go at the King Power Stadium, Leicester lost 2-0 to Arsenal and remain firmly entrenched in a relegation scrap.

Jordan Ayew earned praise from opposition fans against Arsenal and Wilfred Ndidi once again looked solid upon his return.

But their performances weren’t enough to salvage anything from the tie and the Foxes have now lost nine of their last 10.

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Leicester City now in unwanted Premier League club after Arsenal

The game turned on its head when Mikel Merino was brought on in the 69th minute.

The Spaniard went on to score twice in the final 10 minutes of the tie and Leicester could not find a reply.

In fact, the Midlands outfit managed to have just two shots on target across the entire 90 minutes of action.

It was another frustrating game in front of goal for players like Jamie Vardy and after they failed to score against Mikel Arteta’s men, Leicester have joined a very unwanted club.

Along with Sheffield Wednesday in 1919/20, Birmingham City in 1921/22, and Norwich City in 2019/20, they are now just one of four teams in English top-flight history and only the second in Premier League history to lose five in a row at home without scoring in a single season.