Brendan Rodgers sets target as James Maddison warning sent

Good morning, City fans! Here are your latest headlines ahead of tomorrow's visit of Leeds United.

Luke Thomas’s Leicester City career has been one of filling in. While he is a true member of the first-team squad, nearly every appearance he has made for his hometown club has been because of injuries to more senior players.

That was the case when he was surprisingly handed his debut as an 19-year-old in the Project Restart matches of summer 2020, and it’s the case now.

City have James Justin, Timothy Castagne, and Ryan Bertrand who can all play left-back, and may all have been ahead of Thomas in the pecking order if they were fit.

But they have had their injury issues, and so Brendan Rodgers keeps turning to the lad from Syston.

Patrick Bamford may make just his second Leeds United appearance since September against Leicester City on Saturday after new manager Jesse Marsch said he was “close” to returning.

Hamstring and foot injuries mean Leeds’ star striker has barely featured this season, but he returned to training on Wednesday and may be included on the bench at the King Power Stadium.

New manager Marsch, who replaced Marcelo Bielsa this week and who will take charge of his first game against City, said on Thursday afternoon: “Patrick Bamford was in training today.

“It's a little bit difficult to say, we'll evaluate Patrick, can he be on the bench or does he need a few more days? He's close.”

Brendan Rodgers has challenged on-loan winger Ademola Lookman to take his goal tally to double figures and help him earn a summer transfer to Leicester City.

Manager Rodgers has been impressed with what he has seen so far from Lookman, who has six goals and four assists to his name across all competitions, eclipsing the