How are Leicester shaping up?

Leicester kicked off their pre-season plans in earnest with a 1-1 draw against Celtic in the International Champions Cup, before winning in a penalty shoot-out.

Riyad Mahrez scored first with a wonderful shot from the right edge of the box before Eoghan O’Connell levelled things up with a measured finish of his own.

With the teams tied after 90 minutes, the game went to penalties with 10 converted before James Forrest saw his shot saved to allow Daniel Amartey to win it 6-5 for Leicester.

Of course, the big question is whether or not Leicester can follow up their title-winning efforts in 2016/17. Here, we take a look at how they’re shaping up…

Same old Leicester?

Celtic knew what was coming but they couldn’t stop it. There were two men surrounding Mahrez on the right flank but he cut inside nevertheless and curled a shot into the far corner to open the scoring. If that was predictable, it was merely part of a familiar tale that was written over the course of an extraordinary 2015/16 season.

There was Wes Morgan heading away cross after cross, Danny Drinkwater marshalling midfield and Shinji Okazaki winning the ball back to spark the breaks. Celtic are further ahead in their pre-season preparations as a result of their Europa League campaign and equalised with a fine strike but it’s clear Leicester haven’t forgotten what’s made them so strong.

Long throw weapon?

Christian Fuchs’ long throw was a feature of Leicester’s play last term but Claudio Ranieri appears to …

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