It’s become so obvious who Ruud van Nistelrooy’s weakest link is at Leicester City – it’s not James Justin

Leicester City were knocked out of the FA Cup by Manchester United in acrimonious circumstances on Friday night.

Despite taking a lead through Bobby De Cordova Reid just before half-time, Man United rallied in the second half through Joshua Zirkzee and Harry Maguire to knock Leicester out of the competition.

 

Jannik Vestergaard is the weak link in Leicester’s squad

Okoli was linked with a transfer out of Leicester throughout the window. But to the surprise of many, he remained at the King Power Stadium and made his first start under Van Nistelrooy.

Having not had a fair shot of regular football since the Dutchman took charge, the 23-year-old proved why that was a mistake with some fine defensive play, including a miraculous goal-line clearance.

Okoli replaced Jannik Vestergaard in the lineup, who dropped out of the starting lineup with a slight injury issue, according to journalist Rob Tanner.

But, some would suspect the towering Dane deserved to lose his place in the side anyway. Vestergaard was woeful in the 4-0 loss to Evertonlast weekend as Leicester were carved open at will.

In truth, the 32-year-old hasn’t been good enough all season, with most teams exposing his lack of pace and mobility.

Leicester looked a lot more solid with the mobility and agility of Okoli in the heart of their defence instead of Vestergaard, and Van Nistelrooy must keep the Italian in the side against Arsenal.

Leicester should sell Vestergaard in the summer

Although Vestergaard was vital in Leicester’s Championship title-winning campaign last term, his worrying poor physical attributes have been exploited.

As a result, Van Nistelrooy should cash in on the experienced centre-back in the summer, which would free up some much-needed wages.