Leicester Coach Hails Man Of The Match : Ndidi Reminds Me A Lot Of Kante

Leicester City coach Craig Shakespeare has showered praises on Wilfred Ndidi for his performance against Stoke City in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon, and has compared him to ex-Foxes hero N<span class="body1">&rsquo;</span>Golo Kant&eacute;.<br /><br />The Nigeria international opened his Premier League account with a trademark shot from 25 yards out, and the manager was not surprised by the quality of the goal, having scored similar goals against Derby County and Club Brugge. <br /><br /><span class="body1">&ldquo;(Ndidi) is young and we don</span><span class="body1"><span class="body1">&rsquo;</span>t want to put too much pressure on him. He</span><span class="body1"><span class="body1">&rsquo;</span>s a humble boy and reminds a lot of Kante with his personality, </span><span class="body1"><span class="body1">&rdquo; said </span></span>Craig Shakespeare <br /><br /><span class="body1">&ldquo;First goal was always going to be crucial and what a goal it was. Ndidi has done that before. He</span><span class="body1"><span class="body1"><span class="body1">&rsquo;</span></span>s got that in his locker.</span><span class="body1"><span class="body1">&rdquo;<br /><br />BBC Leicester Sport</span></span><span class="body1"></span><span class="body1"><span class="body1">&rsquo;s </span></span><span class="body1"><span class="body1">Matt Elliott gave the Man of the Match award to Wilfred Ndidi for his all-round performance. <br /><br />The former Racing Genk star spent 744 minutes on the pitch in total before scoring his first goal in the English top-flight. <br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br /></span></span>
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