Jamie Vardy: Leicester striker facing up to four weeks out as Foxes' injury problems increase

Jamie Vardy will be out for up to four weeks due to a hamstring problem.

After a loss at Liverpool in the Carabao Cup last week, Vardy was rested for the Boxing Day trip to Manchester City.

The forward sustained the injury in Tuesday's win at home.

Brendan Rodgers said that Jamie would be out. It could be the next few weeks.

It's a problem. He could soldier on, which is what he wanted to do, but the scans have shown up as that.

This season, Jamie Vardy has scored 11 goals.

The packed festive schedule and the extra demands placed on players due to a rise in Covid cases had played a significant part in the injury of Vardy.

Rodgers said that the fatigue element in that combination of games probably led to it.

The players are humans. People think that because they are paid a lot of money, they should play every single day of the week.

The last half-hour of the cup game atLiverpool was making his performance worse.

"We didn't involve him at the weekend to give him maximum rest - even though he was on the bench he wasn't able to play - and the other night he just felt it towards the end of the game."

During the win over the Reds, Vardy was injured.

The recovery time has made it difficult for him because of the games we have had.

Patson Daka will miss the Africa Cup of Nations due to an injury, leaving Rodgers with limited options up front.

James Maddison will be fit for Saturday's game at home to Norwich despite coming off againstLiverpool on Tuesday with an injury.

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Brendan Rodgers thinks that Jordan Henderson's comments on player welfare are good.

It's rare for Salah to have an off-day.

In their last nine games, the Foxes had conceded 26 goals, while the Reds had only scored once.

It seemed like the script for the game was already written when Mohamed Salah stepped up to take the early penalty.

The top scorer in the league, who had converted his last 15 spot-kicks in the competition, saw his tame effort repelled by the keeper before heading the rebound against the bar.

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There are highlights from the game between the two teams in the premier league.

The power of that moment was harnessed byLeicester, who held firm against sustained pressure before Ademola Lookman's second-half winner.

The Egyptian has been unstoppable all season but his miss on the penalty kick knocked him off his stride. In the first half, he had some sloppy touches. There were over-hit passes in the second.

The other ones that were spurn were not the only ones, as evidenced by the upcoming join up with his country for the Africa Cup of Nations. Sadio missed a gilt-edged one-on-one chance. Diogo Jota should have hit the target. It was the struggles of Salah that summed up the night.

Nick Wright.

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