Leicester City facing frustrating PSV puzzle as Mario Gotze makes 'tough' comment ahead of tie

Here’s the latest Leicester City news on Wednesday, April 6, 2022.

Brendan Rodgers will have been breathing a sigh of relief that it was just cramp that forced Papy Mendy to be substituted during Leicester City’s draw with Manchester United.

But it does not solve the “puzzle” that the City boss faces ahead of this Thursday’s Europa Conference League quarter-final first leg against PSV Eindhoven.

In the space of a couple of months, Mendy has gone from a forgotten man to one of the first names on the team sheet. With Wilfred Ndidi out for the rest of the season, the Senegalese international’s form at the base of the midfield will be crucial in determining if City’s Premier League campaign ends in success.

PSV Eindhoven playmaker Mario Gotze has admitted that Leicester City will be a 'tough match-up' in their Europa Conference League quarter-final on Thursday.

The former Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich wonderkid has been a key figure for the Dutch giants in the competition this season. Gotze set up the opener for Eran Zahavi and scored the second in their second leg win over FC Copenhagen last month.

At 29 years old and five years removed from being capped for the 63rd time by Germany, Gotze has rediscovered form since swapping Dortmund for Eindhoven on a free transfer in October 2020. This was evidenced last autumn when a new three-year contract was penned to stay in the Netherlands.

Legendary Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri has admitted that should the Foxes meet his fellow former club AS Roma in the Europa Conference League semi-finals, then his allegiances would lie with the Italian club.

The two clubs were drawn alongside each other on the same side of the bracket at last month's quarter-final draw,