'Slightly iffy' - National media verdict on Leicester City defeat to Tottenham

Leicester City fell to a 3-1 loss at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday as Brendan Rodgers’ side failed to get back to winning ways in the league.

The game in North London was sandwiched between the two legs of City ’s Europa Conference League semi-final against Roma. Getting to the final of the competition is City’s priority, as shown with the eight changes made by Rodgers. Concentration for City now fully turns to Thursday’s huge clash in Rome as they look to make further history.

Harry Kane got his customary goal against City, while Son Heung-min added a second and third in Sunday’s clash. Kelechi Iheanacho was though back on the scoresheet as he got a consolation in added time.

A lot of the national press were in attendance at the game. Here is what they made of the result and performance.

Conte surprisingly recalled Lucas Moura in place of Kulusevski in the only change from last week’s draw at Brentford, while Brendan Rodgers made no apologies for his selection that included only three of the players who started against Roma in the first leg of the Europa Conference League semi-final in midweek.

After a strangely muted start from the hosts, it was Patson Daka who produced the first attempt of any significance in the 14th minute when Boubakary Soumaré’s low cross somehow picked out the Zambian striker and his effort was pushed on to the post by Hugo Lloris.

Luckily for Spurs, they are able to call on the most prolific attacking partnership in Premier League history and the 41st goal combination between Son and Kane midway through the first half was as simple as they come.

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Against an under-strength Leicester City team with more than an eye on Thursday night’s Europa Conference League