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- Updated: December 8, 2016
Claudio Ranieri has not ruled out Kasper Schmeichel returning for Leicester City against Manchester City on Saturday.
Schmeichel has been out for over a month with a fractured hand but was pictured in training on Thursday ahead of Leicester’s visit of Pep Guardiola’s City this weekend.
Deputies Ron-Robert Zieler and Ben Hamer have conceded 14 goals between them in the six games since Schmeichel sustained the injury, and Ranieri wants to speak to Schmeichel before confirming his line-up to face City.
“He is getting better and maybe he is ready for the Bournemouth match,” said Ranieri. “I think Saturday may be too soon but let me speak with him tomorrow morning. For me the possibility is no, but Kasper is a fighter.
“He didn’t feel anything (when he first suffered the injury) and the surgeon is happy and everything is OK.”
Ranieri made 10 changes to his side for the 5-0 defeat to Porto on Wednesday, having already qualified for the knockout stages of the Champions League and hovering just two points above the relegation zone in the Premier League.
The Leicester boss would not be drawn on the recent form of key players who steered the Foxes to …
