Leicester City 2-0 Sunderland
Leicester City were not at their best against Sunderland in Tuesday’s Premier League match but manager Craig Shakespeare says it is a sign of the confidence coursing through the side that they were still capable of delivering a 2-0 win.
Goals from Jamie Vardy and Islam Slimani inflicted a 20th league defeat of the season on bottom-placed Sunderland, while Leicester registered their fifth consecutive league win since Shakespeare stepped in after the departure of Claudio Ranieri.
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“I thought in the first half the game had no rhythm to it, a lot of stop-starts, corners, free-kicks ... but the most important thing is the win and the three points,” Shakespeare told reporters.
“It’s a sign of confidence in the team, but we know we have to play better than that.”
Shakespeare said substitutes Slimani and Marc Albrighton made a big impact.
“We knew that he was good in the air, Marc put in a great cross and ‘Slim’ has scored one or two of them this season,” he added.
Leicester, who are currently 10th in the league, visit seventh-placed Everton on Sunday.
* Reuters
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