Leicester City, Wilfred Ndidi's club, have been relegated from the English Premier League followingLeicester City, the club of Super Eagles midfielder Wilfred Ndidi, have been relegated from the English Premier League following a 1-0 loss to Liverpool at the King Power Stadium on Sunday, Soccernet.ng reports.
Ndidi started the game for Leicester City against Liverpool, and he had a decent game from midfield. He had a big opportunity in the 10th minute, but his close-range strike hit the upright.
However, Liverpool dominated the game in the first half, with Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo, and Ibrahima Konate all coming close to scoring, but they failed to score before the break.
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In the second half, Liverpool stepped up the ante, but Leicester City put up a strong front. However, Trent Alexander-Arnold scored the winning goal for the Reds in the 76th minute.
Ndidi played 83 minutes, registering four tackles, three blocks, one goal line clearance, and three goal attempts. But his effort just wasn't enough.
The result means that Leicester City will drop to the Championship as they have 18 points from 33 games. This means that with five games left this season, the Foxes do not have a mathematical chance of climbing out of the relegation zone.
Ndidi now joins Joe Aribo and Paul Onuachu, who were relegated from the Premier League with Southampton earlier on.
Now that Leicester City have been relegated from the Premier League…
The Foxes gained promotion to the Premier League last season, with Ndidi playing an important role in their Championship-winning campaign. Ndidi's contract even expired at the end of last season, but he eventually signed a new deal.
This season, Leicester City have struggled badly. They had a good start to the campaign, but it all fell apart in October, and that led to the sacking of coach Steve Cooper.
Since Ruud Van Nistelrooy took over at the King Power, it has been terrible. The Foxes have lost 17 of their last 22 games.
Ndidi has been decent but not good enough. And that has been the story with most of the players on the team. Now that the Nigerian midfielder has dropped with the club, they would have to sell some players in the summer, and Ndidi could be one.
