The 24-year-old's hamstring injury should not sideline him for long according to the Leicester City manager
Claudio Ranieri hopes the hamstring injury that saw N'Golo Kante substituted during Leicester City's victory over Norwich City will not keep the midfielder sidelined for long.
Kante has been a revelation in the Premier League this season as Leicester have confounded all predictions to be leading the way with 11 games to play.
The midfielder signed from Caen in August and has played in all 27 Premier League games under Ranieri, his all-action style typifying Leicester's approach that has earned them so many plaudits.
His exit afer 70 minutes in the 1-0 victory on Saturday was a concern for the Italian, but the latter is optimistic the 24-year-old could be back in time to face West Brom on Tuesday.
"I don't know now [how serious it is]," the Leicester boss told reporters. "I hope it is not so long because he is important. But [Andy] King replaced him very, very well.
"He [Kante] felt something to his hamstring. He always felt something and we manage him during the training sessions. I think it is nothing serious."
- Goal