Leicester City’s best XI with three summer transfers included
Steve Cooper knows the players he has to work with, and there are plenty of options in every position, but now it’s about picking the best team to tackle the Premier League
Unless Leicester City make a surprise move for a free agent, Steve Cooper now knows the squad he’s working with until at least January.
But he may not quite know what his best 11 is yet. While he kept the same starting line-up for the first two Premier League matches, he then made three changes for the defeat to Aston Villa. Next time out, against Crystal Palace, he has Bilal El Khannouss to consider for a start too. The following week, against Everton, Odsonne Edouard could make his debut.
It may be the case that he doesn’t have a best 11. Cooper has suggested that he will make tweaks to his side depending on the opposition, and the profiles of players they have in certain positions. But that won’t stop us assessing what the ideal City line-up is. Here’s a closer look at each position and the key battlegrounds for starting spots.
Perhaps the simplest decision in the team. Mads Hermansen is City’s number one and, especially with Jakub Stolarczyk injured, it feels very unlikely that there will be any serious challenge to the Dane’s position. That shouldn’t be a problem, as he’s already beginning to look at home in the Premier League.
On the other side, Victor Kristiansen is getting the nod, and the Dane certainly has the stamina to get up and down the pitch. He’s struggled at times in City’s opening fixtures, but those have typically been moments when he’s been left without support.
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