Manager and fans of Premier League champions, Leicester City, have hailed Nigeria youngster, Wilfred Ndidi, after his grand debut in the FA CUP on Saturday.
The 20-year-old, who trained just twice after finalising his £15 million move from Genk, featured from start to finish as the Foxes beat Everton 2-1 at Goodison Park.
Claudio Ranieri started the Nigerian alongside Nampalys Mendy and Danny Drinkwater in a three-man midfield with Ndidi making a good account of himself.
“Ndidi trained just two training sessions with us but played with fantastic personality,” Ranieri said after the game.
“He recovered a lot of balls and played well. For a 20-year-old to make his first game against Everton, it’s unbelievable.”
The fans who are yet to recover from N’Golo Kante’s shock move to Chelsea were happy to see his successor impress on his debut.
Wilfred Ndidi is something special. #QualityDebut #LCFC ??? pic.twitter.com/ezImqG1rtC
— Lets Rant LCFC (@letsrantlcfc) January 7, 2017
Congratulations to
Wilfred Ndidi
On his
Debut— Honour GFID (@2HVS7) January 7, 2017
Ex Everton midfielder Leon Osman was with us on @bbcsportsworld. He thought Nigeria’s Wilfred Ndidi was superb. Great start to #LCFC career.
— John Bennett (@JohnBennettBBC) January 7, 2017
Leicester’s Wilfred Ndidi makes his debut for the Foxes. The Nigerian was an imposing presence in the heart of midfield.
— Onyewuchi Nwachukwu (@nwachukwuonye1) January 7, 2017
He also praised new signing, 20-year-old Wilfred Ndidi, who had only 2 training sessions prior to today’s game.
— James Nalton (@JDNalton) January 7, 2017
Onyinye Wilfred Ndidi, The New N’Golo Kante Of Leicester City Football Club
— Ezekiel Bestman (@hice87) January 7, 2017
Wilfred Ndidi is an absolute baller
— W♛ (@ffsNdidi) January 7, 2017
However, Ndidi was quick to applaud the fans and match-winner, Ahmed Musa, for making his first game in English football a memorable one.
Excited about my debut, good game,good win with goals from @7myca. Shoutout to the fans who made it to goodison park????,We won’t stop now
— Ndidi Wilfred (@Ndidi25) January 7, 2017
The young lad will most definitely make his Premier League and home debut against table toppers, Chelsea, next Saturday.
