Iheanacho Is The Best Penalty Taker In Leicester – Ndidi

Wilfred Ndidi and Christian Fuchs both believe Kelechi Iheanacho is the most reliable man in the Leicester City squad when it comes to sticking it away from 12 yards

Leicester City’s “best penalty taker” has only ever taken one penalty for them. Perhaps surprisingly, Kelechi Iheanacho has been named the most reliable from the spot at City by team-mates Wilfred Ndidi and Christian Fuchs.

But, in his three seasons at the club, Iheanacho has not once been called upon to step from 12 yards in a regular game, only once taking a penalty in a shoot-out, scoring the winner against Wolves in the Carabao Cup in 2018-19.

City have had six shoot-outs over the past three seasons, but the tie at Molineux is the only one in which the 23-year-old has been on the pitch at full-time.

Asked to name the City player he’d back to score a decisive penalty, Ndidi chose his countryman, saying: “Kelechi’s never missed a penalty. I’ve never seen him miss a penalty,” to which Fuchs agreed.

Ayoze Perez, relatively new to the club, responded with a raised eyebrow: “When is he even taking penalties?”

But Ndidi and Fuchs doubled down. Ndidi said: “You’ve not seen him? He never misses,” before Fuchs added: “He’s unbelievable. The best penalty taker I’ve seen.”

Super Eagles duo of Wilfred Ndidi and Kelechi Iheanacho will not play in the next season’s Champions League with Leicester City.

This follows their 2-0 defeat to Manchester United on the final day of the Premier League on Sunday.

Both Nigerian stars were picked in the starting XI by manager Brendan Rodgers, as the Foxes looked for a win over the Red Devils at the King Power Stadium.

Leicester City were in the top four for most of the 2019/2020 campaign. However, they failed to find their post-COVID form after the restart and lost out to Manchester United and Chelsea, who will represent England in the Champions League along with Manchester City and Liverpool.