'Kelechi Was Terrific' - Rodgers Reveals Key Reason Why Leicester Don't Need To Rush Vardy

Leicester City coach Brendan Rodgers has revealed that he has no intention of forcing his top scorer Jamie Vardy to rush back from injury to feature in their upcoming league game against Wolverhampton Wanderers.

The 34-year-old Vardy has been unavailable for selection for four games after undergoing minor hernia surgery in January.

The Northern Irishman was full of praise for the impact that Kelechi Iheanacho had during the game against Fulham, with the Nigeria international opening the scoring via a header before bagging a secondary assist.

Even before Iheanacho ended a run of 461 minutes without finding the net in the Premier League, he has been one of the Foxes standout players in the Europa League, scoring three goals and setting up three others.

Asked at Friday's press conference if Leicester may start Vardy vs Wolves, Rodgers was more than happy with Iheanacho, saying : "The beauty of it is we don’t have to. That’s the key. Kelechi, the other night, he was terrific in his work.

"He scored a great goal and he will be high in confidence. We all know Jamie is so important to us, but the beauty of it is, coming out of an operation, we don’t need to rush him.

"Just to have him available, whether to start or from the bench, it’s a huge boost for us. It’s not a problem. It’s great Kels has got his goal because he’s worked so hard.

"That's not just in games he's played, but every day in training, so he got his reward for that."

Of his eleven appearances in this season's Premier League, Iheanacho has started three times and was a substitute on eight occasions.

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