Winifred Ndidi will be sideline till February over a knee injury

Leicester City’s defensive midfielder Wilfred Ndidi will be sidelined until February after sustaining a knee injury which requires surgery, manager Brendan Rodgers has said.

“Wilf took a knock in training yesterday, which unfortunately means he might need a slight operation,” Rodgers said when explaining why he missed Wednesday’s 1-1 draw with Aston Villa in the first leg of their League Cup semi-final.

“It was just unfortunate. He nicked his meniscus just changing direction. You’re looking at around three or four weeks (out). So, he’ll probably miss most of January and early February, and then he will be back by then.”

Rodgers deployed Youri Tielemans in Ndidi’s position before bringing on Hamza Choudhury in the second half and the latter made the crucial interception that allowed Kelechi Iheanacho to grab an equalizer.

SOURCE – DAILY POST