What Jannik Vestergaard gestured to the Kop as Ruud van Nistelrooy given proof of best quartet
Talking points from Leicester City’s 2-0 defeat to Manchester City, looking at the quality of the performance, the crowd reaction, Bilal El Khannouss, and the January transfer window
When Jannik Vestergaard slightly underhit a pass through the lines to Harry Winks near Leicester City’s own box in the first half, there were groans of nervousness from the stand behind him.
But Winks reached the ball first and managed to get a pass out to James Justin. Danger averted. Vestergaard then turned around to the Kop, gestured to the City fans with the universal symbol for ‘stay calm’, then pointed to the pitch as if to say: ‘Trust us, we’ve got this.’
In a sense, they did have it. This was arguably City’s best, most complete performance of the season. They were confident in possession, playing better football than they have all campaign, working it thrillingly from back to front at times, creating more chances than they usually do and conceding fewer than normal too.
Initially, City appeared as if they would play how they did at Liverpool, in a low block. But they finished the game with 54 per cent possession. That was a shock. Even with Man City on a run of one win in 13, this was the first time this season their opponent had had a greater share of possession. In fact, no side has had this much of the ball against Man City since Bayern Munich in the Champions League in April 2023, exactly 100 games ago.
