Ranieri’s Plaudits for Musa, Ndidi

The performances of Nigerian stars, Ahmed Musa and Wilfred Ndidi in Leicester City’s 2-1 victory over Everton in Saturday’s English FA Cup third round clash at Goodison left veteran manager Claudio Ranieri impressed.

Musa netted both of Leicester’s goals while Ndidi, who was making his debut on Saturday, produced a solid display in the heart of midfield as the Foxes came from a goal down to complete an important victory.

The Leicester City manager was duly impressed with his Nigerian charges and took the time to praise the duo for their sterling performances.

“Musa was excellent. I’ve watched him recently and I think he is starting to understand English football better.

“Ndidi only trained two days with us, but he showed strong character and personality. A great performance,” Ranieri said.

Ndidi, who arrived from Belgian club KRC Genk, refused to accept the plaudits as he instead focused on an overall impressive team display.

“I don’t want to focus on my performance because for me, it is always about the team.

“The team did very well (on Saturday) and I think we can go far in the competition,” he said.

Leicester City has now qualified for the fourth round of the FA Cup.