Premier League 2019/20: 5 star performers from Matchday 14

#5 Kelechi Iheanacho

Kelechi Iheanacho got Leicester out of jail on Sunday

We’ve seen Liverpool rely on super-subs to get them out of trouble on numerous occasions as of late; Divock Origi and Adam Lallana have both been responsible for gaining valuable points for the Reds in recent times, but this weekend it was Leicester’s turn to call for a hero from the bench – and Nigerian striker Kelechi Iheanacho answered in style.

Brendan Rodgers’ Foxes were 0-1 down and struggling against Everton when Iheanacho replaced Ayoze Perez on 62 minutes, but the former Manchester City man had an almost instant impact, rejuvenating Leicester’s attack and making a nuisance of himself against the Toffees’ 3-man defence.

Just 6 minutes after he was introduced, Iheanacho assisted with a beautiful cross for Jamie Vardy to slam the ball home, and with seconds remaining in the game, the Nigerian collected the ball from a Ricardo Pereira pass to wriggle through Everton’s defence to score his first Premier League goal of the season – in his first league appearance of the season too.

If Leicester somehow manage to overhaul Liverpool’s lead at the top, this will be one of the magical moments Foxes fans will look back on; an inspired game from a super-sub.

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