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Leicester City’s Rodgers lauds ‘outstanding’ Lookman impact against Brighton & Hove Albion

The Foxes boss heaped praise upon the Nigeria prospect after his performance in Sunday’s defeat to the Seagulls

Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers has lauded “outstanding” Ademola Lookman for his display in Sunday’s 2-1 defeat against Brighton & Hove Albion, claiming his “cleverness and brightness” was good.

With the reigning English FA Cup champions trailing by a lone goal at the Falmer Stadium, the former England youth international of Nigerian descent was introduced for James Maddison before the commencement of the second half.

His presence brought life into the Foxes’ attack as they created several scoring opportunities.