Iheanacho: ‘Leicester will bounce back stronger’

Kelechi Iheanacho is backing Leicester City to bounce back stronger next season after their failure to make the Premier League top four.

History repeated itself on Sunday after the Nigerian duo of Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi missed out on the Premier League top four.

Last season, Leicester failed to reach the top four following a final day 2-0 home loss to Manchester United.

And over the weekend, lightning struck the same place twice as Leicester once again fell 4-2 to Tottenham Hotspur at the King Power Stadium to end their Champions League aspirations.

Leicester were denied a place in the Champions League for the second season running on a dramatic final day in the Premier League with Gareth Bale scoring two late goals to give Tottenham victory.

Starting the last round of fixtures in fifth place, the Foxes knew that their best hope of finishing in the top four was a win while hoping that Liverpool and Chelsea slipped up in their respective final games.

Chelsea did leave the door open, losing 2-1 at Aston Villa but Leicester were unable to do their part.

And that was after falling to defeat at home despite leading twice to finish a point behind Thomas Tuchel’s Blues. It means the Europa League awaits the Foxes again.

“Disappointed to miss out on UCL qualification, we gave it all until the last moment. I’m proud of my team, winning the FA Cup was a dream for us,” Iheanacho tweeted.

“We’ll use this as motivation to be back next season! Thanks to the fans for your support this season. Have a great Summer everyone.”

By Oluyemi Ogunseyin

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