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Leicester captain Wes Morgan ruled out of Crystal Palace clash as boss Craig Shakespeare refuses to gamble on the defender's fitness

Leicester City manager Craig Shakespeare says he will not take risks with Wes Morgan's fitness to deal with his Champions League injury crisis.

Morgan has been ruled out of Saturday's Premier League trip to Crystal Palace with an ongoing back problem and is touch and go for the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final with Atletico Madrid.

But Shakespeare says he will not rush Morgan back to face the Spaniards on Tuesday despite fellow defender Robert Huth being suspended for the game, which Leicester will enter with a 1-0 first-leg deficit.

Leicester captain Wes Morgan won't be risked against Crystal Palace, says Craig Shakespeare
Leicester captain Wes Morgan won't be risked against Crystal Palace, says Craig Shakespeare
Shakespeare said the Foxes skipper is also touch and go for Tuesday's Champions League tie
Shakespeare said the Foxes skipper is also touch and go for Tuesday's Champions League tie

'We will only put him in if ready,' said Shakespeare.